End of the story. Not that it was that open, but official confirmation arrived at Suzuka. Max Verstappen vince in Japan and it is officially World Champion. According to Sergius Perez e Charles Leclerc's Ferrari third.
Leclerc and the mistake he made with slicks in the wet
It is a third place, however, to be analyzed very carefully in the Ferrari house. Leclerc failed to put pressure on Max Verstappen. His intermediate tires at the end of the GP were slicks. Once again the red the litmus test is missing: the race. After a not the best Friday, linked to the rain, the only certainty was: in the dry we will see a great Ferrari. Absolute and also confirmed truth. Leclerc starts second with Verstappen next to him. The first start looks great, the Monegasque tries the attack but Verstappen slams the door in his face. After the break, unfortunately there was no race at the restart. Leclerc's times were very high: he went slower than the riders in front of him. The error in the ending is not the fault of the Monegasque, but represents the impossibility of being able to drive on totally dry tyres.
The new extra man
From Suzuka Ferrari actually brings home something very important, never seen (at least publicly) like this: Mattia binotto. The reaction of the Ferrari team principal finally represented the position taken by a boss of one of the most important stables of the Circus. The attack to the FIA it is sacrosanct and, now, with the budget cap situation, it is possible that we may only be at the beginning of the new version by Mattia Binotto. What Ferrari needs in such a situation.
Direction America…2023
And now there are the United States. The world championship has officially gone and, never like now, it will be necessary to work exclusively on next season. It would be a good sign to start from the new surface tested at Suzuka, the same used by Sainz at Fiorano. The base car for 2023 is there but, as previously written, it will be necessary to combine many aspects in order to be able to win again. To represent this season indeed one data is enough: in Austin Leclerc can become the driver with the most poles for 2022, too bad he didn't win the title…
