Call errors, Sainz’s no at the first tire change, Leclerc’s anger who starts again behind Verstappen. The moments that upset Ferrari’s Monaco F1 GP
From our correspondent Andrea Cremonesi
May 29
– montecarlo (monaco)
An error of assessment and the risk of Charles Leclerc and Ferrari losing this Monaco F1 GP is very high. It all happens between lap 16 and lap 21, when Sergio Perez stops to mount the intermediate wet tires: the Mexican’s times are immediately very fast, but in Maranello they hesitate a lap also because Sainz in the conversation with the garage, chooses to stay in track to wait for the track to dry to switch to dry rubber. But the timing of Red Bull are such as to make a change then strategy.
“what are you doing?”
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When they call Leclerc from the wall, the omelette is done: when the red number 16 returns to the track, she finds herself in the Mexican’s exhaust. A few laps later go worse when they first call Leclerc to the pits and then ask him to stay out, but by now the Monegasque has put his wheels in the pit lane. “But what are you doing?” shouts over the radio the author of the pole who finds himself mounting the hard dry tires, having to wait for the same operation to be completed by Sainz. Red Bull also performs the same maneuver but thanks to the magic of Verstappen who makes a lap 4 ”faster than the Ferrari drivers, they manage to bring the world leader in front of his rival.
May 29, 2022 (change May 29, 2022 | 17:30)
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