Leo Turini, a veteran of Italian racing journalism, speaks about the generational change in Formula 1, calling it “a kind of revolution” and “a ground-breaking event”.
Valtteri Bottas leaves, Guanyu Zhou also returns home, Kevin Magnussen can travel on his yacht, Daniel Ricciardo and Logan Sargent have already left the podium. And even Mexican Sergio Perez is about to run out of tequila.
At the same time, we already see Liam Lawson, Franco Colapinto and Oliver Berman behind the wheel of Formula 1 cars. Kimi Antonelli and Gabriel Bortoleto are on their way. Perhaps even Jack Duane can make his debut if a native of Piedmont, who was given the name Flavio Briatore at birth, does not intervene. This gentleman once brought Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso to the championship, and as you know, where there are two, there must be a third.
If there are six new faces among the twenty riders, then this can be called a kind of revolution. Such groundbreaking events have not happened for a long time, and they are taking place after many years of stagnation. Maybe there is an explanation for this.
Formula 1 is undergoing a genetic mutation, and where it used to be a sport for older people (like me), the audience is now rapidly getting younger. This is of course very good.
I think the acceleration process was influenced by the phenomenon of the young and early Max Verstappen, but it is also worth mentioning Charles Leclerc and both McLaren drivers.
It is possible that modern Formula 1 cars are indeed easier to drive, although only veterans share such observations. And the fact that now there is no way to gain mileage in tests is no longer a problem: you just take a young man who has long trained on the simulator and send him to participate in the Grand Prix.
There’s undoubtedly a certain appeal in all this. Time will tell which of the new racers will be truly talented and which of them will be able to break through to glory. In the meantime, I generally like how Colapinto and Berman are handling the case. Looks like Lawson is a pretty tough guy too.
I worry about Kimi Antonelli and hope for him. I will argue for him because he is not only my compatriot, but, like me, he comes from Emilia-Romagna. How can you not support him? Yet I want Lewis Hamilton’s successor to always finish behind Lewis Hamilton on the track. Youth and everything related to it is of course good, but anyone who loves Ferrari passionately will remain a fan of this team forever…
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.
