The Scuderia Ferrari has to collect the shards of a race disastrous in China. And at Red Bull, the tree is already burning after the second race, says RTL reporter Felix Görner in his column for sport.de.
The drama queens of the weekend come from Italy. As in football, so in Formula 1.
Because Ferrari also delivered two halves at the China Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton’s sprint victory, if you like that, they could not have been different. The Drama Queen Ferrari continues to write the greatest stories in the premier class.
It is disastrous, which led to the disqualification of the two cars and once in Ferrari history. There has never been such a thing that both cars were not in accordance with the rules in a race. For the team, this is a slap in the face that really hurts.
And, above all, the hope of a World Cup title, the hope of being able to keep up with McLaren, the disappears against zero. In addition, there is a bitter rivalry within the team: the duel between Hamilton and Leclerc already led to damage to the Monegassen car. The two crashes in the second race.
These are harbinges that are not good for a season in which you have gotten so much. Already after the second race there is a fire under the roof. The participants around team boss Fred Vasseur and the two drivers are strongly in focus.
You almost want to call: Live Sergio Perez
The second focus of Formula 1 is Red Bull with his one-man team. You want to call almost on Monday morning when you see Liam Lawson’s performance: ‘Sergio Perez, it live Sergio Perez’. Perez was never that bad.
There is a need for action. There is a crisis meeting this week. It is already clear that there is an exchange of space and that Racing Bull Pilot Yuki Tsunoda will drive his home race in Japan in a Red Bull. Lawson is simply overwhelmed, he does not get along with himself, the car and the pressure at all.
The second thing is that with such a one-man team you have no chance of winning both titles. At this crisis meeting, the weakness of the car is relentlessly placed on the table. The technical director Pierre Waché then has to answer because it looks like Max Verstappen in this car has no chance of a World Cup title. Even a Max Verstappen cannot compensate for this, that has already been relatively clear.
Exciting duel at McLaren
In Formula 1 there are two foci – Ferrari and Red Bull. And that after two races!
One can only hope that both teams can solve these problems. Otherwise it will march through McLaren. There, in turn, the question remains completely open who will drive around the World Cup title. Is it Lando Norris or is it Oscar Piatri?
At the moment both move towards a beautiful World Cup hammer. Let’s see who is best hammering.