Ferrari are confident they have wrestled back momentum against Red Bull as the F1 2022 season speeds onto the French Grand Prix, where Mercedes could also find themselves back in contention at the front.
Ferrari and Red Bull - and their star drivers Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen - have been the title protagonists so far this year and while Verstappen has built a solid points lead, Leclerc ended a seven-race drought to win last time out in Austria and re-energise his challenge.
Austria was also encouraging for the chasing team and driver because of the turnaround in pace, with Ferrari seemingly finally matching Red Bull's straight-line speed while also maintaining their edge in the corners.
That has raised the stakes for this weekend's French GP from Le Castellet, with all sessions live on Sky Sports F1 and the race on Sunday at 2pm. "We had a disadvantage compared to the Red Bull, no doubt, in terms of straight line speed, especially in DRS zones," explained Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto on his team's improvement. "We worked a lot on it.