La Ferrari is definitely going through the darkest period since the beginning of the season. The great desire for redemption and the excellent results at the beginning of the season have brought back enthusiasm. THE problems to the Power Unit for Ferrari they are starting to become important, given that the season is still long and proper in Canada may come first penalty for Charles Leclerc, which despite everything never misses an opportunity to reaffirm its goal: win the world championship.
Positive signal in Baku? Race pace
A Baku came the umpteenth disappointment for Charles Leclerc, found himself after the fantastic pole on Saturday, with a handful of flies in hand. There Red Bull against, begin to lengthen the stride, and proceeds expeditiously with his program. Although the problems encountered in the last few races have considerably lowered the mood and also the expectations of the team, Charles never lost his motivation.
“The pace is positive – says the Monegasque during the drivers' press conference that opens the race weekend – it's hard to bear 3 races with mistakes and problems. The step is there and we must keep working to fix the problems ASAP. The motivation is high, we want to get back to winning ways.
Twelve points in three races are a meager haul, considering the potential of the F1-75. These results have highlighted for the first time the problems of a single-seater that is as competitive as it is fragile, at times penalized even by the team's strategies.
We have to make Sunday concrete
There is no one like Charles in qualifying. He always manages to get ahead of the others with at least 3 tenths of a gap. But the points are not taken home on Saturday. Do you want for errors of him, of the team, reliability problems, Charles collected only 2 wins from 6 starts from the first position.
"The pole positions? They're nice, but points aren't made on Saturdays, but on Sunday, which has recently been painful. But the pace from Barcelona onwards has been good, I think it's only a matter of days to really show it."
Porpoising? It's not our problem
One of the hot topics, in addition to the reliability issue at Ferrari, is that linked to theexcessive hopping of some single-seaters, especially Mercedes. Own the stable of Brackley after Baku Grand Prix had placed emphasis on seriousness and the urgency to intervene to limit as much as possible physical damage for pilots exposed to strong and prolonged stress. The FIA, yesterday It intervened on the matter, issuing a directive aimed at controlling this the phenomenon of pouring, going to "penalize" only the teams that suffer the most. An answer that perhaps Mercedes did not expect. Not all teams suffer from this phenomenon in the same way and for this very reason some, including Charles Leclerc, believe that an intervention of this type is right so as not to penalize those who have instead found their "stability".
" I am satisfied with the changes decided by the FIA, it is good to see that there are immediate actions. But the measures for this weekend they are only temporary - says George Russell at the press conference – “Everything will have to be reviewed the jumping is strong, also in terms of safety.”
Charles Leclerc disagrees, who probably sees in the Englishman's request further pressure from Mercedes to put everyone more or less on the same level.
"Honestly I disagree with George. It is the responsibility of the teams to give a good car to drive. I personally have not had such serious problems with porpoising. It's different from last year, but the car is not so undriveable, e for our part we have worked to contain this phenomenon. "
