Several times throughout the season it has been stated that we are witnessing a duel – the one between Mercedes and Red Bull and between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen – which will be remembered for a long time in the years to come, both for the clashes matured on the track, and for the all-out battle at a dialectical and political level between the two teams. Important comparisons in terms of rivalry have been disturbed and the current dispute has been compared to that seen about 30 years ago between Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, which has gone down in motorsport history. Who was the protagonist of those memorable pages of Formula 1 is Cesare Fiorio, who played the role of the head of Ferrari’s Sports Management: “I frankly I have never known such verbal intensity, although in forty years of motorsport it has had very heated sporting and technical rivalries. There was tension, but never at these levels. In 1989 in Portugal I could not contain Mansell’s aggression towards Senna, Dennis reached my garage protesting fiercely and I sent him to that country; they also said that I had addressed a rude gesture to him, which I frankly do not remember doing. There was rivalry, but also respect ”.
For the Turin manager the FIA ”he is right not to intervene, because the duel concerns only drivers and teams”And Christian Horner is called to “manage“Verstappen,”not as mature and wise”Compared to Hamilton. Fiorio is convinced that the world championship is taking the path of Mercedes: “It will be the technological ability of Mercedes to make the difference. Barring breakdowns or unforeseen events that could arise for each of the two, I believe that Hamilton, thanks to the team and his talent, can aim to win both in Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, which would bring him the eighth world championship. He has already shown himself to be irresistible in the season finals and it will not be easy for Red Bull to counter their supremacy“. Final joke, in the interview granted to Corriere dello Sport, on the route of Jeddah: “A tight gut with super high speeds will be a super risk for both of us. In those circumstances one touch is enough … And clearly it would favor Verstappen, which has the advantage in the standings “.
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