by VALERIO BARRETTA
F1 Canada, the worst Ferrari of 2024
And to say that Frederic Vasseur he had said that in Montreal the values would be extremely close between Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren.
The predictions of the day before instead sensationally proved the Cavallino team principal wrong: the SF-24, which had already appeared to be in difficulty in free practice at least on the flying lap, was eliminated in Q2 on Saturday. And today she met the worst fool of the Vasseur managementperhaps the darkest sporting page of those touched on in 2020. Engine problems here too, at least on Charles’ car Leclercwho recovered two positions at the start of the Canadian GP, but was unable to advance: lack of grip and pace, and at least half a second was lost on every straight.
“I can’t get over with this problem“, complained Leclerc. That after the Safety Car, which came in following Logan Sargeant’s accident, he attempted the risk of using the hard tyre, when, however, the rain returned to the Montreal circuit. An unnecessary risk, which perhaps should have been taken before the Safety Car. And that he definitively sank the Monegasque’s race, falling to last position one minute behind Nico Hülkenberg’s 18th place. At the 36th of the 70 laps, Leclerc was lapped by Max Verstappen, only to retire on lap 43.
A return to the dust which, especially after the Monte-Carlo binge, was not needed and must make the Scuderia reflect: how is it possible that in the space of two weeks performance has collapsed in this way? Vasseur must give answers to the riders and fans as soon as possible.
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