And even the last dance is over. Lto Formula 1 greets the 2022 season with the success of Max Verstappen ad Abu Dhabi and with a Ferrari that can be satisfied, at least up to a point. Leclerc finished second in the drivers' championship, as did his team who managed to avoid the arrival of the Mercedes.
Hard to do better
It was a great fight for second position, both on the track and for the drivers' championship. Ferrari with Leclerc has given everything: the idea of bringing the race to a stop wasn't so wrong after all. To achieve this goal we had to dare and there red he knew how to do it. At Red Bull, on the other hand, they preferred to use the two-stop strategy. Choice that in the end did not reward: Leclerc managed to manage the tires in an incredible way, as only Charles can do. Second place is clearly a result that cannot 100% satisfy the Monegasque, who however allowed himself to smile only after the GP. A great happiness for Leclerc, who strongly wanted this second place and is already ready to throw down the gauntlet to Max for 2023.
Where we need to improve
To aim for the title next year, it will be necessary to clearly improve a few things. In Ferrari the starting point is excellent. However, it will be necessary to work on several fronts: reliability, the real problem of the 2022 season, without forgetting the various strategic errors. From this point of view, restarting from the strategy chosen by Abu Dhabi would not be really bad. Inevitable to say that too the pilots made some mistakes, even if in a 22-race season, their mistakes (like Leclerc's two) are really minimal.
Ferrari ready for 2023, even if…
Ferrari therefore, after this season, is ready to focus on 2023. But beware of any possible updates on the matter binotto. his future, despite the press release from the team, it's not anyway sure and possible news in the short term are not excluded. So stay tuned, because the last word has not yet been said.
