Leo Turini, a renowned Italian journalist and passionate Ferrari fan, is delighted with Charles Leclerc’s third place at Zandvoort, but regrets that the Scuderia has lost the lead it had over McLaren at the start of the season.
Ah, Ferrari fans, if we didn’t exist, we would have had to be invented! As soon as the chequered flag was waved during the Dutch Grand Prix, my friends flooded me with messages on instant messengers. And everyone was unanimous: we are going to win in Monza!
Oh, what passion we all have, what it drives us to, and what crazy thoughts it leads us to. My mother, who is 97 years old, is not waiting for a victory in Monza (unlikely), but for a championship title.
Now some serious thoughts. And yet she runs! I mean Ferrari. Despite the problems in qualifying, we saw decent speed again in the race. It is wrong to say that McLaren is unreachable; they are simply from another planet. And even Max Verstappen understands this, after losing to Lando Norris on his home circuit, who clearly believes in his chances for the title.
Charles’ podium is valuable in any case because it gives hope for Monza. In addition, it is worth recognizing Carlos Sainz’s good result.
The thought comes to me about Ferrari, which I have been sending to the public since time immemorial. Not that yesterday’s example was necessary, but I agree that Charles drove one of the best races of his career in the Netherlands. But this is no surprise. Let me explain.
In all the years that I didn’t win, I almost never said that the problem was with the drivers who drove the red car. Alonso, Vettel and Raikkonen passed Maranello. Now we have Charles and Carlos, and next year there will be a certain Lewis Hamilton.
But all this time we have lacked insight into the absolute value of the car. A great many engineers and managers have been taken into the carousel or left. The results of their work have rarely met the standards of those who drive the car.
Let’s see what happens in Monza. I don’t really believe in the home track factor in Formula 1. The support of the fans helps, but Verstappen just realized that you can lose even in front of grandstands that adore you.
The rest is the ultimate proof of technological advantage. Red Bull suffers its fifth defeat in a row. This is the opposite record for a team used to performing all sorts of performances. Verstappen maintains an encouraging lead, but Norris has his dream car.
And now we’re back to square one. I don’t believe at all that Norris is stronger than Leclerc. It all depends on Ferrari, who were stronger than McLaren in the spring…
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.
