Hitting arguably the lowest point in Ferrari’s season as neither Lewis Hamilton nor Charles Leclerc progressed to Q3 at Imola, the first of Ferrari’s home circuits, Fred Vasseur has defended the design team led by Loic Serra.

Ferrari failed to make the top 10 in qualifying for F1’s Imola GP, leaving Lewis Hamilton “devastated” and Charles Leclerc claiming he “cannot perform miracles”

After a tumultuous Q1 session that saw Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine's debutant Franco Colapinto clash and provoke two red flags, Ferrari were ready to keep advancing and have a shot at the pole position in Q3.