For the first time this season, no Ferrari driver was on the podium, among other things on the occasion of the home Grand Prix at Imola, a place where the red tide present in the stands of the Santerno circuit instead applauded Red Bull’s double. In this way, Max Verstappen took the opportunity to reduce the disadvantage in the championship standings from Charles Leclercsixth and author of a spin that cost him a third place that now seemed certain, instead inherited from Lando Norris with his McLaren.
A race full of ideas and analysis on different teams and drivers, also commented by a world champion like Jacques Villeneuve. The Canadian has in fact expressed his opinion in his own column for formulas1.nlexpressing himself thus on what happened in the Emilia-Romagna GP: “Despite Verstappen’s victory, it is difficult to say whether Red Bull has managed to close the gap from Ferrari – has explained – the difference is that Sainz and Leclerc made mistakes, while Red Bull suffered technical setbacks. Leclerc made a mistake he shouldn’t make when competing for the title. He spun on his own and was driving extremely aggressively. On the contrary, Verstappen no longer makes these kinds of mistakes. Last year he was perfect at managing stress throughout the entire championship. Now Leclerc also has to prove that he is capable of wielding the champion’s weapon – he added – you need to take a different approach than when racing for single wins. You always have something to lose when you fight for the world title ”.
Words reminiscent of those said by Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen on the back podium in Brazil in 2018after the contact between Verstappen and the dubbed Ocon. “You had everything to lose”the lesson left by the Mercedes champion to the Dutch who dethroned him in 2021.
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