Five seasons with the red are not easily forgotten, and Jean Alesi has never hidden his support for the Maranello team. Present at Imola, the former French driver said about him about the Imola GP and the championship: “Leclerc and Sainz form an extraordinary couple”
Fabio Russo
April 23, 2022 – 19:58
– Milan
“I would have liked to reward Leclerc, because he is a special guy. Besides, I’m a Ferrari fan…”. It must be understood Jean Alesi, driving the red for 5 championships between 1991 and 1995 and today ambassador of Formula 1, “forced” to hand Max Verstappen the medal for the victory in the Sprint race of the Imola GP. “We missed him very little and I think it was a surprise for Charles too, but on the other hand yesterday, with the rain, free practice and qualifying, did not allow the teams to fully understand the set-up of the cars – explains the French -. Today, however, we have seen an important thing: the DRS area is very effective “.
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It will not be the only aspect to take into consideration: even the weather and the stops, according to Alesi, will have a decisive weight. “Tomorrow the strategy will be fundamental. Then it will not be a completely wet or dry race, so we will have to stop at a very precise moment and whoever makes a mistake will lose. But this will be more fun and we will enjoy …”, smiles the former Ferrari driver, who also pampered a redhead who was finally competitive. “I think it could be the right year for the World Cup, because it’s a project that was born very well – he unbalances -. The strength of Ferrari has been stability. It’s like in football: when you start having presidents who exempt coaches in continuation, the results do not change “. Leaving the football metaphor, Alesi is even more precise: “The presidency decided to believe in Binotto and in the team he had set up, and this honestly impressed me – he admits -. Cardile made an incredible car. And Binotto had the internal serenity to say: we will make it “.
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Alesi, however, likes football, he is a great Juventus fan, and so he uses another comparison with the ball to describe Sainz’s start to the season. “There are moments when you take the crossbar or the opposing goalkeeper makes you a miracle. Now he doesn’t score, but the goal will come – he guarantees -. He is the driver that Ferrari needed: with Leclerc they form an extraordinary couple. “the most beautiful couple in the world.” “You know? Last year I also sang the song by Adriano Celentano and Claudia Mori to the French to make them understand what I was talking about … “And so, in a few minutes, even the regret of having rewarded Verstappen has already vanished …
April 23, 2022 – 19:58
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