Leo Turini: We are all strategists on Monday

Italian journalist Leo Turini warned the most ardent Ferrari fans against overly harsh assessments of the events of yesterday’s race, offering to simply rejoice in the Scuderia’s victory. However, he also gave advice to his favorite team…

Most importantly, Ferrari won the British Grand Prix, and this is an indisputable fact. The event itself is rare, and now it will be inscribed in gold letters in Silverstone’s history.

However, many seem to believe that the wrong Ferrari car won (or even say the other team should have won).

But the other team didn’t win, and the Ferrari car can’t be wrong. Either we understand each other, or let’s move on to another topic, okay?

But I have to say there is a certain lack of empathy for Carlos Sainz, the driver who climbed to the top of the podium, and it hurts me to talk about it. How did we get to this point?

Now let’s talk about the events of the race. The Scuderia strategists made a mistake as they did not foresee that Carlos and Charles would have to switch positions on the first leg of the race. This is a clear miscalculation, because even then it was clear that Leclerc was faster than his partner. And Hamilton started overtaking them.

Without this mistake, Charles would have led the race earlier and created a sufficient gap, and then it would have been easier for the team to make pit stop decisions when the safety car appeared on track.

If we talk about the decision made yesterday, then on Monday we will all be strategists and race engineers. Personally, I would of course have called Leclerc into the pits. But what if Hamilton stayed on track? Is it possible to say unequivocally that even then the race would have ended with a victory for Ferrari? Are you sure?

Let me remind you of one of my old theory: those who find themselves on the pit wall of the Scuderia during race weekends don’t have the ability to make quick decisions. They are tormented by doubts, and we have already seen how it ends in Monaco.

But only a madman would suggest that Mattia Binotto is not on Leclerc’s side. Of course, if I were Charles, even I would be upset. But it’s one thing to worry about a racer, and building conspiracy theories is another.

Let’s move on to the conclusions. Ferrari won in the UK. In addition, Sainz won the pole. Although I think Leclerc is faster than Sainz. In my opinion, the team should bet on Charles, otherwise it will soon become clear how everything will turn out.

Still, the Scuderia won the race at Silverstone and built a great car. This has to be admitted, but the rest can be argued.