Ferrari Admits Fast F1 Car Alone Won’t Bring Wins Amid Strategic Blunder at Monaco GP

Wet! Intermediates! And what not ensued in Monaco. Chaos reigned in the Ferrari camp as they realized that their pitting strategy has failed. With Sergio Perez undercutting Charles Leclerc, the race became his from that very moment. Unsurprisingly, the Ferrari Team Principal has admitted to making a mistake, which cost Charles Leclerc a hard-earned lead and 25 points.

The start of the Grand Prix was arguably a mess. With a Red Flag marring the initial formation lap, race directors settled on a delayed race. With a rolling start marking the beginning of the race, strategy was of utmost importance. Pierre Gasly‘s early intermediate pit stop was hawk-eyed by top rivals as they began a double stacking competition.

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With Perez becoming an early leader of the race, Leclerc’s task of catching up became difficult. To add more to the damage, an apparent panic double pit stop locked in Leclerc on a P4. While the end laps saw a cat-and-mouse chase between the top 4, overtaking would’ve been arguably foolish, solidifying a no podium finish for Leclerc.

Mattia Binotto admits to Ferrari mistakes and learning curve

Now, Maranello camp’s Boss Binotto has admitted to Ferrari making a huge blunder. With letting an easy win slip away from their hands again, things are seemingly getting worse for Ferrari. Understandably, Binotto admitted, “First, we need to admit, if you are leading the race and then you’re finding yourself on fourth position, we may have done something wrong,”

“So we certainly made mistakes in our judgement and we made mistakes in our calls. What is the process which brought us to made mistakes?”

Admittedly, Leclerc has been very unlucky in the past couple of races. The Monegasque lost out on the Spanish title after an MGU-H and turbo failure caused his retirement. Before this, Red Bull had managed a pace advantage on the F1-75 as Leclerc’s car could not match up to RB-18. However, the confused team radio, which cost the 24-year-old his latest win, was understandably the most frustrating for him.

However, Binotto reflected and chose to stay positive as he revealed, “I’m pretty sure it’s a situation that will make us stronger. We are pretty aware: being competitive is a fact; winning is another task and it’s another level of difficulty. And I think as a team we are still progressing, learning, and maybe it will take some more time.”

He also realized the main error made and confessed “we should have called him [Leclerc] earlier, at least a lap early”. So, with Ferrari feeling the pressure, what do you think? Can they keep Leclerc ahead? Or will they yield to the enormous pressure of becoming champions?

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