It is not one easy situation at the Ferrari house. There Maranello stable is coming off a very disappointing weekend in Hungary, in which Leclerc and Sainz did not go beyond seventh and eighth position. A result that certainly disappoints expectations, especially considering that the team principal Vasseur had stated that the SF-23 could: “Fight for the pole".
A very particular race
A bad misstep has been made in Hungary, yet another one, one might say. The race carried out by both drivers was quite particular: Leclerc undoubtedly paid for the mistake made by the mechanics in the garage. Long pit stop 9.4. An eternity, which allowed Carlos Sainz to take the position on the Monegasque. Considering the mistake made by the mechanics and not by Leclerc - even if that occurred during the race - the Red team preferred make the undercut on Leclerc, who was behind Sainz at the time. Such a choice allowed the number #16 to get back in front of the Spaniard, finishing in seventh position.
The Spanish press: “Sainz is a gentleman”
A decision that was not liked at all to the Spanish press. In fact, it is the newspaper that complains Brand, with a very clear title: “Why is Ferrari slowing down its fastest driver?” – naturally referring to the choice of the prancing horse to slow down Carlos Sainz. "Il Principle – reports the article available on the Marca website – as he is nicknamed in Italy Leclerc is allergic to disappointment, whether it is through his own fault or that of others, as we saw in Binotto's time, and the one who pays is Carlos, who has an unshakable team spirit and whose complaints are those of a XNUMXth century English gentleman".
Ferrari-Sainz, the attack arrives
Above all, the team principal is under the Spanish magnifying glass Vasseur, accused of being Leclerc's extreme defender: "An absurd double stop, a time penalty again for the usual Leclerc and the inability to overtake despite being much faster on the track. Nothing new since the arrival of Fred Vasseur last January. What we sense, even if it is not confirmed, is that you absolutely don't want to disturb Leclerc, that the Italian press and the Ferrari management want to renew as if he had won several titles and that Sainz has no intention of going and fighting alone."
SOURCE: FormulaPassion
