Marc Genet has been working with Ferrari for a long time, as a test driver and ambassador of the legendary Italian brand, and over the past almost 18 years he has had the opportunity to observe the work of various racers, from Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello to Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
According to the Spaniard, in 2022, Leclair has a very correct mental attitude and is ready to enter a dispute for the title.
Charles won the first race of the season and fought to the finish in the second, but Max Verstappen managed to stay ahead of him. Of course Ferrari has managed to build a very fast car this season, which is hugely important, and Leclerc is already quite comfortable behind the wheel of F1-75.
“Charles used to be very emotional, but this year he has changed a lot,” said Mark. “He seemed to have become a new version of himself, version 2.0. When I arrived in Barcelona for the tests, we spent a lot of time together and I felt that he was completely rebuilt psychologically, it was obvious.
In Bahrain I would have expected Charles to be in heaven after he won qualifying and then the race, but it seems his reaction was much more mature as he understands that the end of the championship is still a long way off is.
In addition, I think that Mattia Binotto and Carlos Sainz also play a very important role in controlling these emotions, which are typical for Italians. In general, let’s leave all these tifosi.
There are three people in the team who play the main roles: these are two racers and the head of the Scuderia, and basically they are not that emotional. Mattia is half Swiss and that is one of the reasons for his calmness. And Carlos, as you can see, inherited this quality from his father.
According to Genet, Ferrari claims to dominate Formula 1, although they are ready that this period will be shorter than in the case of Mercedes, which has won championships since 2014: “I don’t think such cycles can last longer than Mercedes – maybe , the period of their dominance was the longest in the history of the championship, but it is clear that we have a group of people ready to start a new Ferrari era in Formula 1.
I have always said that there is much to learn from bad seasons, and in this respect they are more useful than successful seasons. But now we have a good car and we are ready for this new era. I think it’s because the team has the same people who have been through so much lately.”
Source: F1 News
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