Italian journalist Leo Turini, who is well aware of what is happening at Maranello, commented on Ferrari’s performance in Melbourne, where both Scuderia drivers failed to earn any points.
Save Private Leclerc. Even from himself. Frankly, I think this is the true meaning of the Australian Formula 1 weekend, but everything that happened in Melbourne does not change the personality of the dominant driver – he is always Dutch and always behind the wheel of the unattainable Red Bull.
However, if you do not take into account the events of the race, which are extremely depressing for the team from Maranello, it becomes clear that a strong disappointment begins to hit Charles. Accidents happen at the start – Carlos Sainz, punished with a five-second penalty, knows something about this. But the prevailing impression is that Leclerc is facing an identity crisis. The young driver desperately tries to use his talent to make up for the car’s obvious weaknesses. However, this only makes life more difficult. Not good.
It’s a shame too, because I’m one of many who see Leclerc as a valuable asset to Ferrari. His suffering, expressed more in body language than in words, should not become a harmful obsession.
It is no secret that the start of the Monegasque season ended in failure, especially compared to the results at the same circuits a year ago. Now we are 97 points behind the leaders, but it is more important for Charles to restore balance, which he sometimes seems to lack. He is a champion and must help himself, hoping that the team he is fighting for can return him a car worthy of his passion.
I might add that postmodern Formula 1 risks being too tempted to become a circus. I am not afraid of new things, but I am afraid that I will have new problems.
A third restart in Australia with two laps to go on a very dangerous track was a silly concession to the sports business myth. And I’m not saying this because the high-profile events that followed cost Sainz a well-deserved fourth place. There is simply a line that you cannot cross, so as not to lose your credibility.
Essentially, Sainz should be punished, but by losing positions at the start of the next race. Instead, his solid performance was wiped out. Perhaps this is the only good news for Ferrari this sad spring.
Source: F1 News
I am Christopher Clyde, an experienced journalist and content writer with a passion for sports. I have been writing about Formula 1 news for the past five years and am currently employed as an author at athletistic.com, one of the top sports websites in the US.
