After the win in Australia, Charles Leclerc’s lead in the individual standings has grown to 34 points, and Ferrari is 39 points ahead of Mercedes in the constructors’ championship. Of course, all sorts of rivals’ failures contributed to this: Red Bull Racing is failing equipment and Mercedes still can’t get the desired speed out of the new car.
There is no doubt that these teams will gradually solve and add to their problems, so it is Ferrari’s job not to lose the advantage gained and choose the right tactics to stay ahead.
At the same time, Leclerc is doing much more successfully than Carlos Sainz, who is 38 points less than his partner. However, Mattia Binotto, the head of the Scuderia, believes that the difficulties that prevented the Spanish driver in Australia will only make him stronger and that Carlos will still be able to recover.
But Timo Glock, a former Formula 1 driver and now an expert on Sky Deutschland, believes Ferrari will be betting on Leclerc soon: “Charles is doing fine and it’s clear that the leader of the team has moved on to priority status early on. I’m sure Ferrari will bet on Charles very quickly in certain situations.
Leclerc is the championship leader, Carlos Sainz is 38 points behind him. I think it’s already pretty clear how the Italians will behave in the future.
Another ex-Formula 1 driver, Ralf Schumacher, commented on the situation at Red Bull Racing: “I think their problems are related to the excess weight of the car, it exacerbates tire wear and affects braking performance in corners.
Ferrari has a lighter car of their own and they can achieve optimal chassis balance by changing the ballast, which of course gives them a big advantage because the center of gravity of their car is lower.”
Glock also shared his thoughts on why there was less overtaking in Australia than the race organizers would have liked following the extensive reconstruction of the track: “Formula 1 is moving in the right direction with the transition to a new generation of cars. Of course there will always be tracks where it is difficult to overtake, even with machines like that – that’s what we saw in Melbourne.
Yet there were overtaking actions and the cars were able to close one after the other. It used to be much worse in that regard. And I think the biggest problem during the race had to do with the tires. Without the rubber and the tendency to degrade it too intensively, the fight on the track would have been even sharper. †
Source: F1 News
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