Ferrari is a show. Nothing else to say or add. This could already be the right way to describe the new F1-75. Indeed, from Melbourne, analyzing only this weekend, perhaps there is another adjective: dominant. In Australia Charles Leclerc wins undisputedly, finishing ahead of Sergio Perez and George Russell.
Ferrari, you can no longer hide
And that's two out of three. An incredible and somewhat unthinkable result at the start of the season. Charles Leclerc once again had a perfect weekend, which started on Friday with the first and second free practice sessions. He moved on to Saturday with a wonderful lap for pole, but that wasn't enough. The Monegasque knew it: victory was needed to end on a high note. No sooner said than done. Another success and, after these first three races, it can be said strongly: Leclerc can fight for the title this year.
The enemy still ko
However, there was one expectation that perhaps didn't convince the Red Bull to the fullest, and that was its enemy called Red Bull. In fact, Verstappen, at the end of qualifying in which he admitted he didn't have the right feeling with the car, had declared that his priority was the race and that the pace was in any case boding well. In reality, things didn't quite go according to Dutch's plan. In the race Leclerc, after an excellent start, took total control of the situation. Never any problems from the Monegasque in managing the race and a truly formidable pace. In fact, there was nothing to be done for Verstappen, and yet another retirement certainly didn't help him.
The strength of the group
An impeccable drive of a car that goes. It goes so fast that Leclerc, at the end of the race, defined it: "A beast". And never was the name more precise. The merit of this beast is undoubtedly the work done by all the mechanics and engineers of Maranello, headed by Mattia Binotto who declared at the end of the GP to the microphones of Sky Sport F1: “We are happy and content with this victory. I think that in this start of the season the car, the drivers and the team have all proved to be competitive. We came to Australia trying to do our best and we knew that to win we had to be perfect. Seeing the car running well today in difficult conditions is always a great satisfaction".
Happiness weekend halfway through
On the other side of the coin though, it wasn't an absolutely positive weekend for Carlos Sainz. The Spanish driver was certainly not lucky, just look at the episodes, collected above all in qualifying. But, in the race, the Ferrari driver didn't have too much patience and was unable to manage calm. The start wasn't great, and we know it, but the strategy (hence the choice to start with the Hard tires) would have allowed the Spaniard a longer stint and a strategy which, for example in Albon, also proved successful. It is therefore time for Sainz to reflect, take advantage of the break, to return to action and fight for the positions in which he has shown he knows how to stay.
A winning Ferrari therefore emerges from Australia, with the desire to go to Imola, where it is better for the other teams to get ready, because it will be… red hell.
