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Black weekend and red alert for Ferrari

2020-07-14T12:39:09.616Z


Nothing is going right for the legendary Italian stable, the author of an embarrassing double abandonment in Austria.


By celebrating Monday on social media, the anniversary of the birth of its first world champion, Alberto Ascari, crowned in 1952 and 1953 at the wheel of the legendary F500, Ferrari was exposed to a bitter backlash the day after 'one of the darkest weekends in its history. "Ascari must turn over in his grave because of you","maybe by driving with this car rather than with the tractor that you released this year, we would have our chances at the world championship","you should stop commemorating and start working" Between anger and humor, the boiling tifosi let off steam as expected.

Sunday, some may have cried when Charles Leclerc harpooned his teammate Sebastian Vettel at the third corner of the Grand Prix of Styria, causing a catastrophic double retirement for Scuderia. "  I was stupid,  " recognized the young Monegasque bluntly, overwhelmed by his thirst for picking up with a race head that moves away a little more each weekend for the Italian firm, author of his worst start to season for eleven years. After two grand prizes, she posted just 19 points on the clock, very far from Mercedes (80 points) whose double at Spielberg on Sunday (Hamilton ahead of Bottas, already winner of the inaugural race in Austria a week earlier) suggests new solo rider of the six-time reigning world champions.

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In this unprecedented summer of closed-door races contested at an infernal pace (nine GPs in eleven weeks), the Cavallino Rampante adorning the hoods of gleaming red sports cars seems to be as heavy as a draft horse. The 2nd place acquired in forceps by Leclerc eight days ago after a 7th qualifying time (the 11th for Vettel) was only a smoke screen. Supercharged last year, to the point of raising suspicions of the competition on its legality and to launch an investigation of the FIA ​​(a secret financial agreement was passed to settle the affair), the V6 Ferrari crumbles in 2020 in a chassis just as badly born giving headaches to Maranello designers.

Ferrari not in the rhythm at all

On the track, Leclerc and Vettel no longer follow the rhythm of the best (Mercedes, Red Bull), or even, terrible affront, that of Racing Point, mid-grid stable boosted by a 2020 single-seater strongly inspired by the Mercedes of the last year. Unsurprisingly, the helplessness and frustration of the German-Monegasque duo eroded his lucidity. And the faults arise, like the spinning of Vettel at the Austrian GP and the kamikaze maneuver of Leclerc on Sunday. Pushed towards the exit by his bosses at the end of the season, the German takes the matter with the detachment of the rejected lover: My state of mind is to be optimistic. The good news is that we have a race next week (Hungarian GP on Sunday ), so I don't have to wait too long to get back in the car . " More than ever in turmoil as boss of the Scuderia, Mattia Binotto, he has difficulty handling the fire hose: "There is no point in accusing anyone, you have to react and progress quickly." The fire at his door, Ferrari it is at least capable?

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Source: lefigaro

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