In Hungary, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finished seventh and eighth. Veteran Italian racing journalist and big fan of Ferrari Leo Turini criticized the results of the team from Maranello in his column.
A year ago, in July 2022, Ferrari won two races in a row in the UK and Austria – one with Sainz, the second with Leclerc. It was like the beginning of a red era, although there were still questions about strategy, but indulging in dreams did not get in the way.
Twelve months have passed. The team made a sensationally blatant backward leap. All numbers are negative, the car is too slow and attempts to make it faster fail.
Two weeks ago at Silverstone, the team finished ninth and tenth. In Budapest the result is slightly better, if you can call it that. But after all, Frederic Vasseur promised progress, and after the finish he became an illustration of my friend Julio Velasco’s phrase: “The winner celebrates, and the loser makes excuses.”
The depressing truth is that Ferrari goes hard on the passion of the people who love the team. There is no turning point in sight. At least I don’t see it. It is embarrassing that every attempt to solve technical problems turns out to be unsuccessful, bankruptcy in essence.
But there are worse things. And I’m not talking about Red Bull and Max Verstappen – I even got the impression that he was watching the broadcast of the final stage of the Tour de France from the cockpit during the race, that’s how far behind the rivals were.
No, what’s worse for Ferrari is the progress McLaren has made, although their car looked like a garden car at the start of the season, and now they can fight at the front. The example of McLaren shows that in Formula 1 everything can be repaired if you work with the right attitude.
Nobody doubts the commitment of Ferrari employees, but why can’t the team find a solution to the problem? I repeat, nobody expects miracles and don’t expect to be ahead of Verstappen’s Red Bull. But to lose to Alfa Romeo in qualifying and to watch McLaren and Mercedes through binoculars during the race is too much.
Do John Elkann, Benedetto Vigna and Frederic Vasseur know about this?
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.
