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Fury in the Italian media: "Ferrari disaster", "suicide" and "shame"

2020-07-13T10:38:26.816Z


The frustration over the clash between Leclerc and Vettel that left the two out of the Formula 1 race does not go away.


07/12/2020 - 14:59

  • Clarín.com
  • sports

The Styrian Grand Prix, the second date of the Formula 1 season rescheduled by the coronavirus pandemic, was a nightmare for Ferrari. The impact between Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel at the start of the race, when the Monegasque tried to gain positions inside one of the corners of the Red Bull Ring , left the two Scuderia drivers out of competition. And the Italian press had no mercy.

"Disaster Ferrari: Vettel and Leclerc collide immediately after the start. Out with both," Corriere Della Sera , one of the country's leading news websites , titled on the front page of their home page.

In his sports section, he described the event as the "Ferrari Suicide" and stressed that after the abandonment of both cars, the Monegasque "apologized for making an idiotic mistake."

La Gazzetta Dello Sport , one of the most important sports media in Italy, wrote: "Ferrari disaster: Leclerc hits Vettel, both knocked out."

In the chronicle of the race, he related: " Too much desire for Leclerc's return . Too much desire to recover quickly after starting from 14th place on the grid. The Monegasque sees a crack inside with his teammate, who is cautious he tries to climb from tenth position. Leclerc launches as if there were no tomorrow, but the space is not enough and his Ferrari gets up and ends up touching the rear wing of the German SF1000. The disaster is done " .

A double disaster for Ferrari on Lap 1 of the Styrian Grand Prix 💥

Vettel and Leclerc collide - and within minutes both are back in the garage # AustrianGP 🇦🇹 # F1 pic.twitter.com/yMs3rvPfa8

- Formula 1 (@ F1) July 12, 2020

La Stampa paralleled the "opposite fates of Mercedes and Ferrari, the great rivals of recent years." "The Black Arrows (former silver) continue to win by signing their second win and the first 1-2 of the season; while the Reds experience the shame of the double withdrawal," the newspaper said.

And he analyzed that the "disaster" of the team marks "a moment of technical crisis and serious difficulties in seeking performance. The lost opportunity in Austria is a hard blow to the classification, the atmosphere within the team and the image of Ferrari."

The specialized media AutoSprint topped its note with the phrase "Hamilton dominates, Ferrari does harakiri" , hinting at the Japanese suicide ritual.

Meanwhile, Il Giornale titled:  "The disastrous explosion of the Reds." And he started his text with a harsh criticism: "The problems in the car were not enough. Leclerc exaggerates and leaves the two Ferraris out of the game at the Styrian Grand Prix, immediately on the first lap."

In the following paragraphs he stated that "the lack of experience caused the Monegasque pilot to make a serious mistake, which literally made his car fly above that of the German champion." And he stressed that, beyond the loss of points, Ferrari gave an opportunity to test a car with "structural problems already evident." 

Source: clarin

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