Leo Turini: What’s next, Ferrari?

Experienced Italian racing journalist Leo Turini is a big Ferrari fan. After the Austrian Grand Prix, Turini published a column in which he compared the head of the Scuderia, Frederic Vasseur, with the head coach of the Italian national football team, Luciano Spalletti, under whose leadership the team ingloriously completed its achievements in the ongoing European football team. Championship.

In a situation where Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were fighting for first place (in my opinion Max was completely wrong, and the imposed penalty did not really punish him), Mercedes won. George Russell, not Lewis Hamilton.

What’s next, Ferrari? What do Luciano Spalletti and Frederic Vasseur have in common? It’s simple: Squadro Azzurra and Squadro Rossa are not living up to the expectations of those who love them. And the prospects are not encouraging. Neither on a green pitch nor on grey asphalt.

Before I continue, I would like to reiterate that I am on the latter’s side in the battle between Verstappen and Norris. The Dutchman went too far and defended his lead too fiercely. The McLaren man wasn’t perfect either, but he was right. Another way to put it is that Super Max was challenged years later and his winning streak came to an end. What caused it? A mistake, moreover, compared to a colleague who was his best friend outside the circuits before Austria.

Let us now return to Spalletti, that is, if I beg your pardon, to Vasseur. Sadly, it is symbolic that when Red Bull and McLaren go head-to-head, it is George Russell’s Mercedes that wins, not Sir Lewis’s.

I agree that Charles Leclerc had problems due to contact with Oscar Piastri’s car at the start. Okay, in the end there was a satisfied Carlos Sainz on the podium.

But this is not the “red summer” we all imagined after the victory in Monte Carlo. Not even a small progress has been made. I have a very strong suspicion that the adopted technical solutions are not having a positive effect. Unfortunately, this is being talked about more and more.

What’s next, Ferrari? Unfortunately, I have to admit I don’t have the answer. The job of Vasseur and his engineers is to find it. As quickly as possible.