Charles Leclerc’s victory is a huge relief for the Maranello team. Everything is still far from fine.
Charles Leclerc deserved his win. PDO
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Ferrari always evokes emotions.
This season, that feeling has mostly been excitement. Excitement as to whether the F1-75 will last intact to the finish line.
Things got crazy in Austria too. With Charles Leclerc for once there was luck on the way.
If not lurking behind Max Verstappen isn’t a bad enough resistance in itself, the gas pedal getting stuck all the time raised the difficulty factor of victory even more.
One can only imagine what kind of thoughts went through the head of the Monaco during the last laps. If a stuck gas pedal had ended the trip once again from the top spot, the pain would have been not only mental but also physical.
An unlucky season
Leclerc returned to winning ways after a three-month break. If it were up to the driver himself, the Monaco driver’s number of first places this season would be seven instead of three.
Huge balance.
In Spain and Azerbaijan, the car broke down from the top spot. In Monaco, the team went from being the hero of the home crowd to fourth. The same was the fate a week ago at Silverstone, when Ferrari’s strategy seemed to be drawing lots out of a hat.
– I needed this victory. The previous races have been difficult for both myself and the team. It’s great that we were able to show where our speed is enough, Leclerc felt after the race.
No one disputes Leclerc’s speed. With his victory, he returned as Verstappen’s toughest opponent in the World Cup battle.
Flamed Sainz
Carlos Sainz got out of his Ferrari in a hurry. PDO
Leclerc and Verstappen have suspended two races this season. In that respect, the pounds are equal.
For Leclerc’s teammate For Carlos Sainz The suspension of the Austrian GP was already the fourth of the season.
The victory in the previous race didn’t warm up anymore, but the Ferrari that caught fire did.
The F1 crowd had to watch the frightening fire for an unnecessarily long time, as the extinguishing efforts faltered.
In the past, criticism could have been directed at the enthusiastic but inexperienced volunteer track officials of the new F1 countries. In Austria, the security measures of the formula world should already have hit the spine.
Fortunately, Sainz, who jumped from the moving car, was fine after the situation. Physically, that is. Mentally, yet another race missed due to a technical problem took a toll.
– I’m speechless. This was a huge setback for me and the whole team. We would have grabbed a double win from this, Sainz was bewitched after the race.
Max bowed three times
Leclerc passed Verstappen no less than three times. PDO
The technical problems of both Ferraris at the end of the race overshadowed the team’s successes up to that point.
Both Leclerc and Sainz were the fastest drivers at the Red Bull Ring.
On Sunday, Ferrari took Red Bull and Verstappen as fast as a liter. Rarely has the reigning world champion been in such bad shape during a grand prix.
Leclerc passed Verstappen three times in the race. So three times. It is a fact that should be stopped and thought about.
In Saturday’s sprint race, Verstappen ran away from pole to win. The performance was made easier by the Ferrares’ mutual banter. After leaving Sainz behind, Leclerc caught Verstappen.
In Sunday’s main start, Verstappen couldn’t get away at any point. And when the tire-eating Red Bull ran into problems, it was an easy day’s work for Leclerc to overtake his rival on the track
At the same time, he guaranteed to pay fishing debts for the events of the 2019 season.
At that time, the duo’s battle for the race victory ended with Verstappen’s victory. Although after the Dutchman had knocked Leclerc out of front of him.
This year, Leclerc didn’t need contact to get past. He took advantage of his fast car, which for once remained intact.