Leo Turini believes it all started with Sainz’s mistake…

An avid Ferrari fan, Italian journalist and blogger Leo Turini analyzed the events of the Monaco Grand Prix and came to the conclusion that not only the team’s strategists but also Carlos Sainz were responsible for yesterday’s failure.. .

I promised myself to always analyze events calmly, soberly. And here’s my opinion.

When your cars, which have the speed advantage, occupy the entire front row at the start of the Monaco Grand Prix, you simply have no right to miss out on the win. If there were no unpredictable events during the race, ie accidents or technical failures, it means that the failure is clearly the result of an error.

In this case, Carlos Sainz was the first to make a mistake.

Let me explain. The Spaniard acted correctly in his own way as the track dried up. But the team asked him to cover the back of Charles Leclerc to give his team-mate the chance to build a sufficient advantage, for which it was necessary to follow the actions of Sergio Perez. And it is clear that the Spaniard refused because he wanted to win the race himself.

Immediately make a reservation that his desire as a human being is quite understandable. It may sound corny, but it’s true: every rider sees their partner as their main rival.

But here we have to call a shovel a shovel: By acting as he acted, Carlos ruined the race for Charles. And I’m not saying “team leader” because it’s clear Sainz doesn’t consider himself the number two driver. In qualifying matches, however, he loses to his partner with a score of 0-7. Just think…

Now it’s worth talking about the panic that gripped everyone who found themselves on the Ferrari pit wall. When Sainz refused to go to the pits, the team called Charles to change tires (we’re talking about Leclerc’s first pit stop, when he got a set of intermediate tyres). But the tarmac really dried up and it all ended with whoever went first finished fourth and whoever went second stayed second for all this confusion.

I would call it a stupid suicide attempt.

I think Red Bull had everyone wrapped around their finger: when they put intermediate tires on Verstappen, not Perez, it was a brilliant move, and Ferrari swallowed this ace.

And not only the bait – they swallowed it together with the hook, fishing line, reel, spinning, but there was also a fisherman.

It’s a shame to lose like that. Leclerc deserved to win and no one had the right to take this joy away from him…

Win or lose the championship always consists of many episodes and details. And what happened yesterday is definitely worse for Charles to withdraw from the race in Barcelona…