The Ferrari tensions during Spanish GP they certainly cannot fade into the background. Notwithstanding how the single-seater, in general, is struggling a little more than expected, the performance of the SF-24 they are not far from at all McLaren And Red Bull, currently at the top in this historical period. It seems that the imperfections noted in qualifying played a key negative role for the Stable Of Maranelloand the Barcelona round is no exception.
But beyond this, we must note the continuous disagreements between Leclerc And Sainz. The two drivers have already clashed over the course of this season, you will all remember what happened in Chinafirst in Sprint and then at the start of the race, and also yesterday in the first moments of the race they actually came into contact, obviously not serving the interests of the team, which probably meant one of the two Carletti they are of very little interest.
We are obviously talking about the Spanish driver: Carlos His contract is expiring, next year he won’t be wearing red and therefore he’s only pursuing his interests. Already in times of peace, and we are referring to recent years, he struggled to follow the orders perhaps taken in briefingand yesterday we had yet another confirmation of this, even more so in a period in which he, of the dynamics of the teamnothing matters.
Ferrari, Leclerc is right to underline Sainz’s behaviour
Who is currently the first pilot Ferrarithat is to say Leclerc, it seems like the one who falls a little out of control when certain situations happen on the track. Yesterday Charles rightly pointed out how Sainz did not respect the terms and agreements of the pre-tender meeting, and which certainly did not do the race any good Stable of Maranellobut not even to the pilots themselves.
The Monegasque, in particular, finished in fifth place, a stone’s throw away Russelland probably with an extra lap available, at the end of the straight he would have overtaken the Mercedes of English. Considering the seconds lost at the beginning for that battle as hard as it was honestly useless, always considering the dynamics within a team that has certain interests, we can say that Leclerc lost the chance to finish fourth because of Sainz?
In hindsight, yes. It’s very easy to say this while sitting at a desk writing on the computer the next day, for heaven’s sake, but doing a mere chronometric analysis, Charles he was overtaken, and this wastes time, let’s also throw in damage to the front wing which can inevitably create a problem for you during the race, and that’s it.
Ferrari, Vasseur washes dirty clothes at home
The team principal from the Ferrari, Frederic Vasseur he tried to calm things down a bit after the race, stating that that battle didn’t affect Sunday in any way Leclerc and of Stable. We believe that the Frenchman wanted to throw some water on the fire for a rather banal reason: Sainz It serves the team’s cause greatly in what is a more open battle for the constructors’ championship than ever.
Talking hotly and without analyzing the issue in depth, perhaps chatting with the pilots, is never an easy thing, and for this reason we believe that with the lights off, as a good team principal which we believe to be the former Alpha Romeowas right Leclercalso because it is as objective as that “fratricidal” duel with Sainz influenced Sunday in no small way Ferrari.
Then for goodness sake, we are talking about a fourth place instead of fifth, the problems, the serious ones, are others, namely in the performance that is missing from the SF-24 EVO especially on Saturday on the qualifying lap, a detail that now makes all the difference in the world, because a tenth can make you go from third to sixth position on the grid, drastically changing the dynamics of an entire weekend and, in the long run, also of the whole championship.
Author: Andrea Bovone
Images: Scuderia Ferrari
