After Jenson Button's demanding victory in Belgium last weekend, McLaren became the first to win consecutive Grands Prix and four in total so far in this year's campaign. And Ferrari has admitted that the Woking-based team is currently ahead of the rest of the F1 field.
Ferrari's Technical Director Pat Fry, who has worked for McLaren, explains: “From a technical point of view, the outcome of the race shows that the McLaren is very strong on very different circuits like Budapest and Spa, therefore we still have a lot of work to do to get to their level.”
“Red Bull too was competitive but I think that Fernando could have had the better of them if he'd raced. We now look forward to the special event that is Monza, both because it is the Scuderia's home race and also because it is held on a track that is now unique on the current calendar, in terms of its characteristics.
“It's hard to say now if we will be competitive at the highest level, but clearly we will do all in our power to succeed,” Fry added.
Alonso, who was taken out of the race in Belgium, still leads the drivers Championship, his championship lead has been reduced to 24 points over Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel. In the constructors Championship Ferrari stays a distant fourth behind Lotus, McLaren and Red Bull.
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2024 F1 Championship Standings (as of March 24)
P | Driver | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 51 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 47 |
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 46 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 40 |
5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 28 |
6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 27 |
7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 18 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 16 |
9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 9 |
10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 8 |
11 | Oliver Bearman | Ferrari | 6 |
12 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 6 |
13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | 3 |
14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1 |
15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 0 |
16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 0 |
17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 0 |
18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 0 |
19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 0 |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 |
21 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 97 |
Poles: 3 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 2 | ||
2 | Scuderia Ferrari | 93 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | McLaren F1 Team | 55 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
4 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 26 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 25 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 6 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 4 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Williams Racing | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 24)
P | Rider | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Racing | 60 |
2 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 42 |
3 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo | 39 |
4 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 37 |
5 | Pedro Acosta | GASGAS Tech3 | 28 |
6 | Marc Marquez | Gresini Racing | 27 |
7 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | 25 |
8 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | 19 |
9 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM | 16 |
10 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 15 |
11 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 15 |
12 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 13 |
13 | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 12 |
14 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Racing | 8 |
15 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda | 7 |
16 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | 5 |
17 | Augusto Fernandez | GASGAS Tech3 | 5 |
18 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | 3 |
19 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 2 |
20 | Franco Morbidelli | Pramac Racing | 0 |
21 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda | 0 |
22 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 76 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
2 | Prima Pramac Racing | 60 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 58 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
4 | Aprilia Racing | 44 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Gresini Racing MotoGP | 40 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | 33 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 27 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 18 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | Trackhouse Racing | 8 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Repsol Honda Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
11 | LCR Honda Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |