In Imola Max Verstappen evened the score with Charles Leclerc at the level of stage victories in this 2022 and the Red Bull replied to Ferrari in terms of competitiveness and seasonal double goals, obtaining the first ‘one-two’ that Milton Keynes had been missing since 2016 when Daniel Ricciardo in Malaysia bent Max Verstappen in a battle as beautiful as correct in a race marked at the beginning by the error of Sebastian Vettel who hit Nico Rosberg sending him into a spin and then by the technical knockout of Lewis Hamilton while he seemed to be heading towards the conquest of a comfortable victory that would have put him in a position of advantage in the final sprint with his boxing mate then world champion in Abu Dhabi.
The weekend at home for Ferrari was dedicated to bad luck and of mistakes, by both pilots. Carlos Sainz made a mistake in qualifying on Friday, but in the race he is not to blame for the contact with Daniel Ricciardo at the Variante del Tamburello that sent him into a spin. Charles Leclerc, on the other hand, paid for the excessive desire in the final to put pressure on Sergio Perez by ending up in a spin at the Variante Alta, a mistake that fortunately did not cost a zero allowing him to conquer eight points that keep him firmly leader of the world championship with 27 points. ahead of Max Verstappen. Red Bull, on the other hand, has made it decidedly lower in the Constructors’ standings where it pays just 11 points to Ferrari.
Jean Alesiin his traditional Tuesday commentary on The Corriere della Seradefines the Santerno weekend as an anomaly that should not generate anxiety at Ferrari, which from his point of view did not have time to work well on the F1-75 due to the variable format and weather: “Leclerc, to try to overtake Perez, was pushing like a desperate man and needed to minimize the disadvantage by exiting the Variante Gresini with remarkable speed. He made a mistake, but Charles is fighting for the World Championship, it is obvious that he is doing everything to win a second place rather than a third. At Imola between the Sprint Race and the weather, it was impossible to understand how to best adjust the cars. Red Bull with a bit of luck, took the right path right away. With three practice sessions and stable time, I’m not sure if the result would be identical to the one seen on Sunday “the opinion of the driver who made Red fans fall in love in the 90s.
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