Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur has stressed the importance of executing weekends more cleanly after a costly run of results for the team at recent races. Since winning the British Grand Prix at the start of July, Ferrari have seen their challenge in both championship battles fade with Charles Leclerc's second place in Belgium before the summer break their only podium finish from the last five rounds.

Heading to a wall-lined Baku street circuit at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, Vasseur says Ferrari must be at the top of their game. "The last few races have demonstrated that our car can deliver a good level of competitiveness, but they have also highlighted how important it is to put every part of the weekend together," said the Ferrari team principal.

Ferrari's recent lack of podiums mean the team's hopes of ending an 18-year world title drought look increasingly remote. Lead scorer Hamilton slipped over 100 points behind Kimi Antonelli for the first time, while Ferrari are now 145 points behind Mercedes in the Constructors' Championship. Speaking on The F1 Show podcast, Nico Rosberg said Ferrari were consistently "very close" to the leading pace but that their execution of race weekends continued to let them down.