In motorsport, being passed by a rival hurts, but after all, these are the rules of the game. Everyone is there to fight and get the best possible result. The objective is to be able to overtake the greatest number of rivals using talent, technologynology and strategy. It is like in war: you organize your army and select your weapons to defeat the enemy and if you lose it is because the others have been more skillful. But if on the battlefield (or in F1) you get shot by your own, then the conclusion is much more ominous and abominable.
The damage that I received yesterday Carlos Sainz from his own team was not a stray bullet, but is already beginning to be a burst from a machine gun. In the last few races, whenever he was faster than charles leclerc being behind, he never received the green light to pass him. never. At Silverstone, when the race was restarted after the safety car and Carlos was left exposed with older and harder tyres, Leclerc did not ask for permission to overtake. They left Carlos alone before the pack. In Hungary, Carlos’ aggressive strategy, which started on soft, allowed him to go from eleventh to sixth in a few laps. Who stopped him? Leclerc. With more pace, softer tires and a different strategy, his worst enemy, his worst nightmare was running into his partner. With others he can fight, but if Carlos reaches Leclerc the game is over. You are not allowed to overtake him.
The man from Madrid swallowed bile and adapted his strategy. He spent the first part of the race managing the softs that allowed him to complete 15 laps, two less than Leclerc on the medium. Charles’ pit stop was bad and he lost position to several other riders, including Carlos. There was little to do. Sainz had the position, both pace and Charles, they were already using the same two-stop strategy and all they had to do was control the rivals so as not to lose positions or points. But Leclerc did not settle. I radioed for solutions. They told him to wait, that they were studying what to do. He rushed them and Ferrari decided to shoot Carlos. they threw a undercutThat is to say, they stopped Leclerc before to put new wheels and win the position when he stopped later. A maneuver that you use against your rivals and that here was friendly fire. Body to ground that ours are coming!
After the race, Frederic Vasseur he looked for excuses to justify the unjustifiable and could not hide that perhaps they had been wrong. “We look for the best for the team,” said the main teambut it was actually the worst. If Carlos had not been shot, perhaps Ferrari would have ended up with a car ahead of a Mercedes. In this way the two ended up behind. It is a matter of choice and it is clear that Ferrari protects a driver. No further proof is needed. They are within their rights and we may like it more or less, but they have made that decision: to protect Leclerc. Perfect, we already know. Perhaps this is not the biggest headache for the scuderia. The real problem is that there are almost always three teams ahead and their pace leaves a lot to be desired.
They are left with the consolation of seeing that others in Hungary fared even worse. There is no more to see the 75 seconds that separated Fernando Alonso of the winner. In a circuit marked in red on the calendar as possible for the 33rd, Aston Martin was diluted in mediocrity. He was without rhythm on Saturday or Sunday. Its early season virtues have faded with the progress of Mercedes and McLaren. The car that started the season and surprised everyone is no longer enough. Alonso’s hands and talent are not enough. I said it a long time ago. This year we will have two championships: the one for the drivers on the track and the one for the development of the cars in the factories. That second race is being lost by Aston Martin. Number 33, which seemed imminent months ago, is getting further and further away.
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