According to Gerhard Berger, the Ferrari team should not be so heavily criticized for mistakes in the choice of tactics at the Monaco Grand Prix, which deprived Charles Leclerc of a certain chance of winning.
Leclerc, in pole position, led the first leg of the race, which was delayed by rain and power cuts to the signaling systems, but when the track dried up, the team suggested switching to intermediate tyres.
Charles tried to object, but eventually, on the 18th lap, he obeyed, which his partner, Carlos Sainz, did not, and moments later he immediately switched to slicks, where he reached the finish line and took 2nd place.
And Leclerc had to visit the pits again, and his visit there almost coincided with Sainz’s only pit stop, which also caused some delay. As a result, he finished only 4th – behind a partner and two Red Bull Racing drivers.
Berger, who played six seasons for the Maranello team in the late 1980s and early 1990s, believes these outrageous mistakes should not detract from the clear progress the Scuderia made in 2022, as Formula 1 transitioned to a new generation. cars.
“Ferrari is being criticized too harshly for the tactical mistakes made last Sunday,” the Austrian said in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport. “In fact, we have to congratulate Mattia Binotto on the fact that his team has made such a fast car, which we could not have expected a few months ago.”
Berger also drew attention to Sainz’s successful performance, for whom the podium in Monaco was already the fourth this season: “There are seven stages behind, and Sainz still dreams of winning the championship, with every right to do so. to do – he’s not that much inferior to the leaders, so it can’t be discounted.
Overall Ferrari is getting back into shape and they had a great car in Monaco. The second and fourth results are not a disaster.”
After seven stages of the season, Carlos Sainz is 5th in the individual standings, 42 points less than Max Verstappen, the championship leader, and 33 less than his partner.
Source: F1 News
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