Ferrari’s task in Spielberg will be to improve the unrewarding results of Canada and Spain. The stable of Maranello can only “boast” a fifth and a sixth place in the last two races, ergo 18 points. Really too little for a team that aims to fight for the constructors’ championship, a goal that is far from impossible to achieve given the problems of Perezbut watch out for the great return of the McLarencloser and closer after every Sunday.
There is also a tension relationship to consider between Leclerc e Sainz: the two pilots had a significant verbal clash after the Gp Of Spain of last week, something that certainly does not do the good of team. However, everything seems to have fallen perfectly into line, also because all the issues concerning the Spanish driver must be considered, as he is certainly more interested in his affairs than in those of his teammate.
F1, Ferrari: Leclerc wants to win again
The Ferrari needs to get back into the fight for the top positions, starting from Friday when the qualifying sessions will take place Sprint Race, format which comes back to this weekend. Leclercafter the victory of Monaco suffered a problem with the power unit in Canadawhile in Spain failed to go beyond fifth place, with a SF-24 anything but competitive, especially on Saturdays, for the top positions.
“The car’s potential is there“, he admits Charles on Thursday of Spielberg. “We need to optimize the package available so we can get back into the fight. The simulator is giving us interesting feedback, so I believe that in Austria we can play it. We struggle in long, slow corners, there are fewer of them here. In Spain nothing went as expected, as in Canada. I hope to fight for pole and victory again, that of Spielberg It’s one of my favorite tracks.”
As regards the relationship with Sainz, Leclerc he makes no secret of the squabbles we had after Spanish GPbut everything promptly returned to normal in the hours following the checkered flag, with the two Carletti returned together from Barcelona on the plane. In short, skirmishes that have already been put aside, but that could also resurface in the future, never say never.
“Con Carlos everything is fine. There are no problems between us of any kind, we discussed as always. We have known each other for years, sometimes the adrenaline creates tension but then everything is sorted out, I am not worried. On social media everything is blown out of proportion, it becomes the issue of the century, but between us there is no problem. Probably something else will happen from now on, but I am not worried about that”.
F1, Ferrari: Future still uncertain for Sainz
No case Sainz therefore at home Ferrariand of course it would be wrong: the Spanish driver also seemed to many to be a sort of enemy of the red team due to his behaviour on the track, tending to not care a bit about what had been agreed with the team In the briefing before the race. Tensions have apparently subsided, even for himself Carloswho is more focused than ever on the Gp d’Austria.
“Pilot management has never been a problem,” he claims Sainz. “We share the same piece of asphalt because we often start alongside each other. This leads you to have situations similar to what happened to Barcelonaand there we agreed on some things. We have always handled these situations well between us and it will always be that way“.
The Spaniard is still looking for a definition of his future: between a project Audi which doesn’t seem to convince him at all Williams which would immediately give him the opportunity to get back on the market in 2026 for a team more competitive, the option also popped up Alpine: the Anglo/French team, since he arrived Briatore as a super consultant, it seems to have become a possible destination for Sainz.
“I’m in a moment where I have to make an important decision for my life, which is why it’s taking me so long. I want to be sure of what I want to do, and I don’t want to be in a hurry, so as to give myself the necessary time. This precise moment, when we are in the middle of three consecutive races, is certainly not the best moment to make certain choices.”
Author: Andrea Bovone
Images: Scuderia Ferrari – F1Tv
