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Ferrari's Upgrade Packager Isn't a Game Changer
Ferrari's 2020 season isn't looking great. Two races in, Maranello's team is in sixth in the constructor's championship. The SF1000 struggled to outpace rivals during the Austrian GP and, when the upgrade package was introduced for the Styrian GP, the two Ferraris crashed into each other so quickly that we didn't really see what the updates had done.
According to Sebastian Vettel, though, the upgrade package hasn't had a massive impact. At least, not enough to fundamentally change Ferrari's standing in the field. As Motorsport.com reports, both Ferrari drivers recognize this is going to be a hard-fought season.
"We know that the parts have worked," Vettel said. "We would have liked them to be obviously a game changer: it doesn't look at this stage, like that.
Leclerc, for his part, added: "I think realistically we are struggling with the performance at the moment, so I don't think we can consider us fighting for podiums at the moment. But we try to change that. And we are trying to work as hard as possible to change this."
