Leo Turini: I really want Leclerc to be lucky

Leo Turini, a veteran Italian journalist and devoted Ferrari fan, is obviously concerned about Charles Leclerc, who had a lot of bad luck yesterday, but it’s not just about technical problems…

I will say straight away that Fernando Alonso’s performance at Interlagos even touched me. It’s also worth adding that it was the Mercedes team that created Lewis Hamilton, and he found himself in a stupid position through no fault of his own.

Max Verstappen took his 52nd victory and is doing well.

But the main theme of the Brazilian Sunday was of course related to other events.

Napoleon once said, “I prefer a successful general to a good general.”

I don’t know if Charles Leclerc is interested in Bonaparte’s biography, but in this case we are dealing with a classic example of bad luck. It is luck that is blind, and bad luck that has excellent eyesight.

Of course, after some time they will explain to us why Charles left the race in Brazil before the start. But whatever the technological interpretation of what happened, we must first talk about the human side of things.

Leclerc evokes very warm feelings among Ferrari fans. Ordinary people love him because they have not only learned to appreciate his courage, they also sympathize with him in the most difficult moments of these difficult seasons at the Scuderia. He became popular for his boyish generosity, but in his five years at Ferrari he almost never got to drive a car that could put him in contention for race victories. Often it was difficult to even qualify for podiums, but he never took his foot off the accelerator.

That’s why it would be nice to give him the chance to succeed in the Grand Prix. My heart aches just hearing theories that he could move to another team. In short, Leclerc is in urgent need of good results and psychological support – he really wants happiness to finally smile at him.

Otherwise, the shadows of Chris Amon and Jean Alesi, brave and courageous racers who fought for Ferrari and who were never favored by fate, are already looming in the background.

Finally, we can add this: Sunday’s result, which started so dramatically, was strange, because thanks to the performance of Carlos Sainz and the retirement of George Russell, the Scuderia even regained a few points from their dispirited rivals from Mercedes. .

But as the old proverb says, “If they cry in Sparta, they don’t laugh in Athens.”