The problem that has scandalously not been talked about enough, is the horrific leadership at Ferrari since the death of Sergio Marchionne. John Elkann has been dragging this team down a cliff since the former’s death, in the same way that Peter Ward dragged Lotus down after Colin Chapman’s death. The difference being that Lotus was struggling financially, and would collapse only a decade afterwards, so Warr couldn’t do much to salvage the team. Elkann, on the other hand, is only there because of nepotism and his relationship to Gianni Agnelli. In a world where ego has trumped logic at the Scuderia, I cannot see them winning any form of championship anytime soon, (10 years at least probably, lol) and that’s being generous. Leclerc should just say, fuck it, and leave this team to self-destruct. With how many top drivers this team has failed over the years, I would be genuinely shocked if any top driver will be willing to join this team. In the end, Ferrari wholeheartedly deserve it for their tradition of being such a tragic waste of money, resources, and talent. A crying shame, to say the least.
Or he could grow a fucking set and make Ferrari realize they need him as much as he needs them. I find him to meek to be at Ferrari tbh. He needs to demand perfection from them.
It's not just Ferrari there, I think Sharl is one of the best qualifiers, but clearly in race pace Max is ahead of him Sharl has good days but he's just also less consistant. Brilliant driver but room for improvement on his end and a lot on his teams end.
Charles also likes to fock it into the wall once in a while. Imola and France alone costed him the entire lead he had over Max in Australia. Ferrari is not the only part of the team doing silly mistakes.
@@Minifliek I think that charles is very much like senna tbh, very fast but can make mistakes, overall, at this moment, i think that max is a superior driver but down the line, we never know. Max might end up like vettel and charles might develop into a great driver, we dont know. Russel seems to be like prost but thats yet to be tested
@@gandalf_thegrey ferrari is definitely not the only one but they are 90% of the issues with Charles not winning races from 2019 to now. he's definitely improved not being as mistake prone or as aggressive as a whole, but he does need to know he can't do that in close title fights in the future. his mistakes mean little this season when looking at the scope of things though. ferrari have been the ones who threw away the lead since spain.
I think the thing everyone should be worrying about is when Ferrari is gonna stop playing around and actually look at their management with a logical mindset instead of living in a dream where they think everything they are doing is correct. Charles has been exceptional for Ferrari since 2019, and they’ve consistently robbed him of wins through a multitude of reliability failures, some bad strategies, and obviously sometimes his own mistakes. I also think the Ferrari car is solely to blame for the tire wear issues. Sainz has a much smoother driving style and yet suffers from some of the same issues consistently. Silverstone was a prime example of this where they nearly (and should’ve) lost a race win to Mercedes because of how bad their tire wear is. Monza as well, I mean they couldn’t keep up with Max who had older tires and then they eventually were starting to lose a bit of time by the end of the race. It’s insane how they have this issue and cannot fix it still.
This year ferrari can thanks mercedez and totto for their tyres issues, since the floor changes ferrari was nerfed. Thanks to totto the title fight ended in spa
@@flyingberserker3965 toto was not the only one advocating for the floor change. there were multiple other teams/drivers also wanting this change for the sake of reducing the extreme porpoising people were having, and it's worked out massively. you can thank ferrari for not being efficient enough to help be able to fix this issue. they've actually been one of the few teams who somehow has gone BACKWARDS in the second half.
@@flyingberserker3965 toto was the loudest voice because it is toto. hes always at the center of media headlines. everyone else had equivalently equal input on it and there were a lot of other people wanting change. stop trying to make it something where "toto is crying" or "toto always gets his way" when he isn't always the only person wanting change. and the thing around hamilton and bouncing also was applying to many other drivers who were having back issues with the porpoising. it wasn't just hamilton. im glad they changed it. its better for the safety of drivers.
@@blaine319 they are the loudest for some reason, dont give excuses others the same, because many times other do the same nothing changed at all in the past. And the back of the drivers, even before the rule change teams already have solved the problem, mercedez included, safety was just an excuse to hurt their rivals.
I think the phrase used is merchant. That aside excellent video as always. Can't help feel sorry for Charles. Not winning races on Sunday when you're the fastest on Saturday must hurt.
Another thing to consider is also the fact that this is probably Charles's first attempt at a proper title challenge. Sure he's made mistakes and at times the team lets him down with reliability issues, but that's a common thing when you consider title contenders at the past also had the same kind of problem he has right now What Charles and Ferrari need right now is a proper reset and a refreshed championship contending mentality for next season. Regardless of how this season ends, it's pretty clear to say that the Scuderia still needs to keep their heads together and try to get more feedback from their drivers in order to build that momentum coming into 2023
bro last yer max was in his first actual championship fight nd yet ge didn't crumble any sort nd also did nt forget th charles has been in junior formulas nd had championship fight is the thing tht he can't handle pressure if ut was charles in place of max last yr tht merc team would hve eaten him alive
not an excuse for charles.. at all. all this time no championship car and ofcourse they were begging for it. now his excuse youre making for himi is that he cant handle it> then he must fuck and give it to someone that can if thats the case. im sure alonso would do justic for a year. he kept up with charles in a shit car
@@vrajpatel2763 Max literally gets full support from team and strategists while Leclerc can't trust anybody there because everybody there doesn't know what they are doing. Stop thinking Max is some sort of utter talent over anyone else, he is nothing better than Leclerc and Russell, he just got better cars, better team and more years of experience, plus 2021 might have been his first wdc fight, but after multiple years of race winning machine, while Leclerc only experienced that in 2019 ocasionally
@@Monstermatt001 it's nt abt experience as Charles also had experience fighting for championship na in junior formulas nd it's nt always abt experience it's also abt handling pressure
In my opinion that statistic perfectly shows what's happening in Ferrari. In qualifying the perfect lap is entirely in the hands of the driver. Of course the driver depends on the team to setup the car well but there is no strategy for the perfect lap. The perfect lap comes entirely from the talent of said driver. But a race win is dependent on both. Both the talent of the driver and the ability of the team to make a race wining strategy. Charles shows his talent in qualifying when the lap depends on him but then when it comes to the race he's basically always let down because of his team and you can't win races simply on talent.
So Charles would also be on pole in a Williams? This is nonsense of course, the car and its setup are also an important part of qualifying performance. The quick warm up of the tyres helps him over one lap to be quicker than the RB just as much as it hinders him with tyre deg. For Max it is the other way round. Since getting to grips with the car Sainz has actually often been quite close to Charles in qualifying, and no one would call Sainz a qualifying monster. Charles is a great driver, and a great qualifier, but he will also have to improve if he wants to beat RB and Mercedes next year.
@@rulifaller8474 its not that he is shot at managing his tyres bro. The ferrari was just often shit at keeping the tyres alife, it was like that sometimes this year but very often in 2019. And then ferrari fucked up his races on numerous occasions this season plus he had retirements while beeing first and winning easily.
@@rulifaller8474 its not always the driver that makes the car worse, its the philosophy of the car which creates things like high tyre wear cause the ferrari is too harsh on its tyres. compare to mercedes who struggle with tyre warmup not because of their drivers but because of the car itself, which is why it runs in the races a lot better because it doesnt overuse/overheat the tyres too much
It’s not a problem with Leclerc at all, I wouldn’t even say that poor strategy has done them in this season, the fact of the matter is the RB18 is just a better car. Max can get better race pace out of it without sacrificing tyre wear, Leclerc has to choose between tyre wear or performance. Hopefully Ferrari can make a good car and slow it down on the horrible strategy calls Next Year™
@Kapitan bro the team bosses themselves (this includes Ferrari) have acknowledged that the Ferrari is faster than the RB18. Only since Spa has the RB18 been a bit more dominant. Before that trying to make the argument the RB18 is better is simply, objectively false.
@Kapitan Not gonna waste a lot of time on you, so just a quick overview since Miami: Spain (Ferrari faster) Monaco (Ferrari faster) Azerbaijan (50/50) Canada (50/50) British (RB faster) Austrian (Ferrari faster) French (50/50) Hungarian (Ferrari faster) Belgian (RB way faster) Dutch (RB faster) Italian (RB faster) Singapore (RB faster) Japan (RB faster) So up until Spa, RB wasn't faster. Genius
I think the problem is very much Leclerc and I’m tired of people not seeing it. He’s incapable of reading the race and does nothing but making mistakes. If Ferrari ever want to be WDC they need to get behind Carlos as he’s a far better driver
@@chasingthesunrise4139 ur right about Charles. That shyt will grow on u if u have it. Carlos might read it better but when u look at Ferrari and both drivers they are not championship material
The problem with Ferrari is the same problem that brought down big name teams like Toyota, stubbornness. Their management and work culture clearly aren't compatible with being a competitive F1 team, which can be seen this season and in others where Ferrari start with a strong car but fall off by the end of the season. Also considering how Seb did at Ferrari and you get the picture that they can't manage their drivers or mid-season development. Hopefully something changes but they need to rip up however they're doing things now and start over.
There's also the problem of Ferrari being too focused on quali speed instead of race pace. Max always sets his car up for race pace, even if it means not getting pole. I recall him once saying something along the lines of "There's no point in having the fastest car over 1 lap when it's not the fastest over a race distance.". Being the fastest over a race distance also includes managing tire wear.
Our race pace is poor due to how the car is configured. This year being able to warm the tyres is more important than ever since the tyre blankets are limited to 60 C. Ferrari warms tyres better than any other car meaning we have that more grip than others in qualy. This has the downside that in the race we have an extreme degradation. Compare the mercedes where the car struggles to warm the tyres but we´ve seen hamilton or russel go on long stints without having a massive pace dropoff.
Nah mate, u kinda got it wrong. Ferrari has never been good this year at warming up the tires, that’s why u would often see them on dampy tracks doing two or three consecutive flying laps, whereas RB didn’t need to. They’ve always struggled to get the heat into the tires, another example was Hungary with very low temps, look at how they struggled to even compete with Merc. So yeah that’s the conclusion I got outta this cursed season🥲😣😊
@@Franceee___ So, if they're struggling to put heat into the tyres, how come that the Ferrari tyre management is so horrible compared to Redbull. Like in Japan, Leclerc tyres were absolutely destroyed at the end of the race, while Max could've easily do another 10 laps or so before they got in the same shape as Leclerc's. You would think tyre degradation would be related to overheating, no?
@@m.r.2718 what about singapore? that was a prime showcase of ferrari's tire deg fucking them over, and rb knew this, all you had to do was tell checo "yo, drive defensively", decimate leclerc's tires by doing absolutely nothing, and boom, 8s gap. you mitigated the lone mistake you've made all season, and max has better chances to become champion in japan.
@@m.r.2718 lack of downforce, apparently they can't run as much wing as Red Bull without becoming a brick in terms of airflow, this means that the car slides more, tyres overheat by this additional friction, and tarmac grinds down their tyres much more easily
@@CannibalSoggoth actually no. RB runs less wing most of the time but they have a fantastic floor that works great even at higher ride heights. If anything, the car doesn't have a good enough floor to run less wing most of the time. It isn't all bad though since in peak downforce they probably make the most, especially through low speed corners because they're relying more on overbody aero
The main problem is management. When your team principal says they are not looking to win the championship you can’t expect your team to give it their all
Indeed... Ayrton Senna statistics regarding pole positions 'ratio' versus Grand Prix victories up to 1987 were quite similar... 1985 and 1986... Ayrton got many pole positions... but only 4 victories...
I'm not ready to draw comparisons to Ayrton Senna. LeClerc isn't on the same level and he's in what should be a/the premier team. Senna was driving lesser machinery.
Yep... I agree... comparisons are never fair... indeed... ... different times... a different level of technology... ... Anyway... there's the obvious coincidence regarding those figures and statistics as Ayrton Senna achieved many pole positions in 1985, 1986 with the super quick Lotus-Renault... but... in that case... because of a lack of reliability or too much fuel consumption... only got 4 victories... 2 per year... 1985... 1986... ... I know it's a different situation and different circumstances... but I couldn't help mentioning this coincidence... the only case of someone with so many pole positions after those 1985 and 1986 seasons... and only 4 victories in total... Just that... a remarkable coincidence...
I still think he's ready for a title fight, any criticism went away after JAPAN GP, looking at Ferrari tyres. Sadly can't say the same for Ferrari itself
Aside from the tyre deg issue, if Charles had faith in the Ferrari team, like how Max does with RB or Lewis did with Merc, then he wouldn't need to keep over-driving the car. An unfortunate consequence of being in that team. I think he's been very unfortunate with circumstances that he lost so many "shoulda been" wins. Probably had at least 5 lost due to reliability. Also, in Austria, Ferrari were the ones with better tyre deg than RB, so they can do it.
The big issue for Ferrrari is that they can’t develop a car during the season. This season i very similar to the 2017& and especially the 2018 season were they start the season strong but can’t keep up in the development race. And on top there inability to develop a car they make a lot o mistakes at the track. You should make a video comparing Ferraris titele bids in 2017 & 18 to 2022 they would look pretty similar. Just as they learned nothing from those years typically ferrari
If Ferrari had not made the strategic mistake in the first place, the drivers would not have been under so much mental pressure. Both Leclerc and Vettel are arguably the best drivers. Unless there is a toxic atmosphere in the team, you don't usually see that much screaming and tears of frustration after a crash. It's like a good child being raised by toxic parents and having his spirit dampened. I don't think crashing into a wall is solely the driver's fault.
@@kanan1361 Your argument is the exact reason why Ferrari and there drivers will never improve. You begin by admitting when you´ve made a mistake. And then you learn and improve instead of coming up with excuses. Saying those crashes a the result of team pressure is just a load of BS.
leclerc is very, very good on sundays. the fact that even sainz, who's know for being easy on the tyres, has struggled with them in multiple races this season, shows you that the car is far more responsible for these tyre problems than leclerc
I think the problem is very much Leclerc and I’m tired of people not seeing it. He’s incapable of reading the race and does nothing but making mistakes. If Ferrari ever want to be WDC they need to get behind Carlos as he’s a far better driver
@@chasingthesunrise4139 incapable of Reading the race? I mean, do you remember Bahrain? Verstappen overtook him two times at turn 1, and then Leclerc reovertook him three corners later. I wouldn't Say he can't read races, beacuse he knows how to battlle on the track. The thing is tyre degradation, and it's thing that Leclerc should work at. On the other hand Sainz also had problems with tyres, so that also might be a car, But anyway Charles should work at tyre degradation to be as competetive as Max
@@chasingthesunrise4139 yeah, and does max have to read races? he doesnt. he has a competent strategy team and leclerc does not. how is it fair that leclerc needs to double duty as strategist and driver? does he win a world strategist championship aswell?
Two problems could be identified in the first half of the season: strategy and reliability which both prevented Charles from winning more than once. In the second half, tire wear was added. I think it's mostly the car here because wear and tear wasn't that big of a problem in the first half. In Australia, the car has even had much less degradation than the Red Bull. The TD39 seems to have changed something here and narrowed the operation window for the Ferrari. If Ferrari knows about the problems, it can be fixed for 2023. Charles can only make sure that he doesn't always just push and also allows the tires a slow introduction. The new Pirelli 2023 tires could help with that too, as they're supposed to be sturdier, that could help the tire eaters. When this is solved, Charles ratio should get better, it is not that he can't win, he showed that 5x already but most of the time the Ferrari is slower on the long run while faster over one lap. Taking this into account, and also looking at Charles' extraordinary strength on one lap, the bad ratio is explainable.
Good video and an interesting issue. I think Charles is the real deal. I think he has two problems that he is fighting - the first is the speed of Max in that Red Bull. That combo really is too quick and Charles has to push and push to give himself the sniff of a chance. The second issue is Sainz as his team mate. Charles is quicker and a better racer than Carlos but Carlos is trying to prove otherwise and Ferrari haven’t quite got the message yet that Carlos is Number 2 and Charles is Number 1 and doesn’t need all the aggro of having constantly to prove he is the quicker driver. Once that is sorted out Charles will be in a similar position to Max and Lewis of having all the support for him. Charles will be up to it but will Ferrari? By the way the phrase would be Pole Merchant not Pole Merchand as Merchand doesn’t mean anything. Thanks again for a video that needed making.
tbh sainz was presented all opportunities to be on level with Charles but the man is simply not on theirs (+Max) level. He should've handled GB to Charles to keep championship hopes alive
@@kidnamedfinger420 he had his moment too, who doesn't, even Max and Hamilton made a lot of mistakes in their carreer, but at least they have a team that covers their mistakes...Ferrari can't even change 4 tires in less than 12seconds, and fighting against max with a team that could fuck up your race at literally every pit stop, puts A LOT of pressure on you.
@@quigglyz Yeah maybe 3 or 4 more but not that many. Leclerc has binned it himself on multiple occasions as well. Almost as many times as Ferrari has done for him.
Everyone was there at some point in their career, it's called the start of it. Don't forget that Leclerc has only had 2 seasons where wins were even possible.
What exactly will he fix? Ferrari's Italian culture and concomitant organizational incompetence? No, I don't think he'll be able to fix that. Ross Brawn did it, but Charles is merely a driver.
It’s very easy. Leclerc overachieves on a saturday which makes him look bad on a sunday. While on a sunday, Leclerc finishes where he should finish in that car. Whitout Leclerc Ferrari would have had 1 pole and 1 win this season.
@@mikeyamissah7968 Or on a saturday he finishes where he should be because Ferrari is the fastest over one lap. Sainz is always within 2 or 3 tenths in qualli,
Whats interesting tho is that the way the Ferrari is described as pointy, makes me wonder how Max would perform in the Ferrari as we know he loves a pointy car!
Reminds me of 2002 when Montoya was winning all those poles, yet Schumacher was winning all the races. Williams BMW had great 1 lap pace, but the Ferraris had better race pace.
11:17 I think you totally missed the point. They know what's causing tyre ware. DT39 killed their performance, but the real problem is the brake cooling system: at the beginning of the championship they didn't suffer so much from it because temperatures were lower. Both of these problems couldn't be fixed because of budget cap, while RedBull kept bringing updates every race (pretty suspicious if you ask me). That's why it's just wrong and insulting that RedBull could breach the budget cap last year (and this year too?) and FIA is acting like this is not a big deal.
I think this more of a Ferrari problem rather than a Leclerc problem. As you mentioned, Leclerc drives phenomenal, correcting mid-corner, letting the car slide across the track to gain time and improve his (mini)sectors. His style very much reminds me of how Verstappen handles his car. However, in contrast to the Ferrari, the RedBull is very loose and fickle and therefore reliant on a driver that knows how to correct it. Just like Leclerc does. I think he would fit better at RedBull than at Ferrari.
I just don't see where people are coming from when they go around claiming that Leclerc just has no race pace, looking at this season alone, his race pace has never been lacking against his main marker, which is Carlos in the same car. Charles has always had the pace this season to fight for the top 3, it's just different events prevented him from finishing there such as reliability, strategy etc.
Valterri’s issue is not a mental one, he just lacked the race pace. Few drivers can drive very quickly whilst managing the tires well - look at how many times verstappen has qualified poorly but has such immense race pace that he just breezes past everyone I think people place too much emphasis on what they think is the mental aspect of the sport. In reality, drivers with “poor mentality” are there because they’re not performing, which affects their confidence. Performance affects mentality, not the other way round. Look at lando Norris - he openly admits to having mental health struggles but his performances has boosted his mental strength, because he has confidence in himself
It's both. When you have a bad weekend you can either pick yourself up or let it demotivate you. And when you are on cloud nine with your performance you can still get overconfident and make the odd mistake, and that will demotivate you. The difference between letting a bad performance demotivate you for the rest of the season and make you perform poorly for the rest of the season is your mental fortitude.
This year's Ferrari seems a bit like the Mercedes W04 from 2013 which was really quick in qualifying but was too rough with the tyres and couldn't keep up in the race. I can't really see a logical reason why someone would be fast over one lap consistently but somehow slow on multiple laps.
To be fair to Charles, the bulk of those Pole Positions have been in 2022, and their 2022 car is a great qualifier but just not as competitive as the Red Bull over a race distance. That alone significantly changes the argument being made.
Ferrari also screwed Leclerc when they choose to not tell Sainz that he is the #2 driver (Sainz took away point from Leclerc when his teammate was chasing Max in the Driver's title race); Ferrari also had reliability issues which cost Leclerc in the Title chase with Max; Leclerc is too nice of a driver who always is a nice person
Realistically, Max was gonna be a champion anyways. I think Ferrari knew this already after the big point deficit Leclerc had to Max. Telling Sainz that he is a number 2 driver is not a good move. Forcing him to move aside when Leclerc was not even fighting for championship is stupid. Remember, Sainz is not that far off to Leclerc. He has been very close to Leclerc this year in quali, and last year in races. He just needs to combine the 2 and he will be right up there with Leclerc fighting for the championship
@@LilGril10 Sainz took away points when he shouldn't have (although Ferrari reliability screw Leclerc even more TBH); Ferrari is the creator of their problem..
Charles being a self critical driver will definitely be worried and make adjustments, but Ferrari is the one that really needs to put their heads down under the microscope. IMO*
I don't understand why you disregarded 2019 it's a good sample size with a competitive car, I don't think if it was legal or not matters to the question you're asking
They have more tyre wear because they are required to gain time in corners. Red bull doesn't need to push as much because they can regain time on the straights. Speed is king. If the car behind cannot overtake on the straights
In the pre-season testing there were talks from pundits how Max has changed his driving style to a smooth, less acrobatic style, while Charles is still doing the same style Max was last year. So my guess is that playing smooth this year is the better thing to do.
Max drives the RBR not Ferrari, Leclerc or anyone can not change driving style like this, comparing someone that changed his driving style on completely different car, it's not easy like this.
They have a car that's fast in qualifying trim on light fuel. Charles has always been fast over one lap. The "Flex Floor" rule effected Ferrari, it didn't effect RBR. Also, Ferrari has problems running a race, Red Bull and MV don't. That translates to Red Bull dominance. Red Bull didn't get a whole lot faster, everyone else got slower.
He has nowhere to go my guy. He‘d never join RB and dare to fight Max in the same car and the Merc seats aren‘t free either. Everything else is a downgrade.
@@Reaz399 nah he he's ready to fight with Max and even beat him, Ferrari isn't. Everything else is a downgrade, so let's hope Ferrari improves (pff), otherwhise Max won't have competition for the next 4 years. Maybe when Lewis will retire he will join Mercedes, but after Hamilton vs Rosberg i don't think it will happen
@@syndicategaming1668 France was a rookie mistake i know but man: with 20sec gap behind him i can bet Max doesn't feel the pressure...he could literally drive with one hand. The fact is that at least Max have a team that covers him if he does a mistake, Ferrari on the other hand can't even change 4 tires in less than 12seconds, and i think that you can agree with me that fighting against max, with a team that could fuck up your race at literally every pit stop, puts A LOT of pressure on you. And yes, because at this point it's a fact, Redbull is simply a better car than Ferrari, that ate the tires in 3 laps.
Feels like Ferrari's speed is almost always overshadowed by ultimately being on the team or the drivers at this point. It's like the car just burns through all its tires just to keep up in a race and then all of a sudden both drivers are forced to conserve pace so much in the end that it stops them from being competitive as Red Bull. Hopefullt they can fix these issues. That long list of poles not becoming wins is a pretty bad record to have, and pretty much is the icing on the cake on how this year was supposed to be Ferrari's year and how they binned it so badly instead.
The biggest reason for the 18/5 ratio is probably the fault of Ferrari, wrong calculations and bad pitstops aswell. But Leclerc also sometimes makes his own mistakes under high pressure, something you wouldnt see that much with Hamilton or Verstappen.
Nope, it shows that when sheer driving skill is required most over one breakneck lap, he's as good as it gets. That Baku 2021 pole was sensational, talk about outperforming a car around a specific track.
i think leclerc is unbelievably fast on a single lap, the best of all the actual grid... but in races he struggle for the limits of his car (tyres degradation is too high compared to mercedes and red bull, and reliability) and the limits of his box (montecarlo, silverstone, hungary just this year)... cause in terms of driver he did the same number of mistakes as max: 2! charles in imola and paul ricard, max spain and hungary, the only difference is the result of the error that one can attribute to pure luck
Actually, the situation at Ferrari is very ambiguous, and it is part of the problem. They don't officially a first and second driver. Sainz is actually the favorite driver because he brings i.portant sponsors, but Charles is clearly much better driver. Ferrari should make it clear and officially promote Carlos, but they wait for him to take the lead in points.
Oh thanks, I was always curious about the wins from pole position stat... To be fair, this year's cars are different, as in, track position isn't as important because following a car is much easier now, and since cars are more draggy than they were last year, the combination of slip stream + DRS is much better than any year before. If you think about it, the car who is in front theoretically should have a slower pace than the car behind, that's why Red Bull aren't hitting over themselves for not winning more poles.
I think it really shows the state of the team, the strategies and the politics. The car is fine, the car is really fast but the team really fucks up when it comes to racing and doesnt seem to understand how to react to other teams strategies
Leclerc's biggest problem is that his driving style is to ride the curbs as much as possible. Sure it is fast but it wears the car and down, and puts him in a position to have accidents for smaller mistakes. This is why Monaco has generally been a disaster for him
I haven't noticed enough of Leclerc's steering inputs, however, if the, as you said, microcorrections are anything to go by, that's very similar to Schumacher's style, however, the 2000's Ferraris had very strong rear balance and were designed around The Michael. Not saying they're on the same league, though.
The Ferrari isn't bad in the race, they are easily second fastest. I am certain that Lewis would have appreciated it very much if the Mercedes had the same speed as the Ferrari. I am quite certain that Max would also have become world champion in a Ferrari this year. Or Lewis for that sake, if he had driven the Ferrari and Charles the Red Bull instead of Max. Charles just has (imo) not the consistency yet to beat both of them over the course of a season in equal machinery. Also I don't think he is as complete as a driver.
Bottas also really had some bad luck, its like he is cursed sometimes, remenber baku when he leads in the last laps and have a puncture. This kind of moments was what breaked him mentally for sure.
This is the thing, while Max and Charles are similar talents, Max is so much more superior because of experience in races. Max has had a podium car for 6 years, Charles only 2. This is Charles first title contender. It’s not long ago the whole ‘Crashtappen’ meme was a thing. Give Charles some time, he’ll be okay
charles was robed of like 5-6 wins dew to relliability issues and bad strategies so how is his problem not getting the wins he had to? in the first half of the season ferrari was clearly the faster car on 80% of the races but could not convert to wins because of their own problems. and when charles sees his team not taking responsibility for their mistakes he knows he has to make this up with driving more aggresively and thats why i think he made some mistakes two. he really loves ferrari and he is a very kind person as it seems and thats why he hasnt exploded on them still but if next year his own team steals the world chanpionship from him again i dont know if we can recover from that
I don't think we should be worried about this yet, for example, Senna had similar statistics early in his career with pole to win conversion, and of course I'm not putting the two on the same level, I'm just pointing out that it's far too early to judge Charles' career. This is only Charles' 2nd season in a car that is capable of winning. It's way too early to start questioning these things, because he's really only just started in terms of fighting at the front. Also Charles has learned to manage his tyres very well, it used to be his weakness. But if the car is loose at the rear, as the Ferrari is, especially since Spa, then there's not much a driver can do if the only way to drive it is to hang it out a little bit to control the oversteer/prevent understeer. Great analysis as always however, good points brought up.
Leclerc reminds me Mika Hakkinen in 1999. Many pole positions, but reliability and a couple of mistakes just like Imola kill his season. If Lewis don't stay in Mercedes after 2023, Charles would like to replace him.
I actually see the comparison. Given how Irvine pushed Hakkinen down to the wire (similar to the Leclerc vs. Perez battle this year), Schumacher would have dominated that season without the brake failure and subsequent injury at Silverstone. The Ferrari of 99 was clearly the superior car over the season (hence why they won the constructors, just as the Red Bull is the superior car this year).
It´s a completely unusual stat that´s for sure. But as always, context is everything. I believe his performances on qualifying are very underrated. His level over a one lap shoot out is competely off the charts in my opinion. I believe no one other driver on the current grid, since 2019, would have more poles than Leclerc with Ferrari. Not Max, not even Hamilton hammertime mode would do it. It´s maybe controversial, but i really believe in that. In terms of racecraft, Leclerc is not on Max´s level. But he is not that far away either. Which makes me think that, if Leclerc drove for RB, with the help of a much more well structured team, maybe he would be able to have many more wins. His main problem during the races comes down to tyre wear. I think it is just a natural weakness that comes with his driving style, but also, Ferrari is prone to overcook the tyres as well, and has been for a while now... this combination, against Max/Checo and RB capability to preserve the tyres, is exposing Charles a lot during the races. Starting the races in the backfoot like this, more often than not, cause the Ferrari strategists to panic, led them to make silly mistakes they wouldn´t normally do, but because they seem to be always on the edge of breaking apart , they do make them a lot, not only this season, but also in 2021, 2020... So, i guess Leclerc is still growing as a driver, no doubt the stats are brutal, but they are also hidding the potencial Charles has to be dominant with Ferrari.
Whenever engine development is frozen and aerodynamics becomes the name of the game it's Newey who rises to the top. Always has been, always will be until someone with more knowledge/experience comes along.
The problem is really strategy and reliability issues in terms of the drivers Charles is for sure the number one he’s consistently faster then Carlos but does sometimes make his own mistakes and in terms of Sainz he doesn’t have the outright speed to consistently beat Charles but he’s quick enough to put pace him and out race him from time to time and he’s usually much better in the races then Charles sometimes he can actually over rule Ferraris strategy when he can tell what’s the right tyre or the right time to pit which Leclerc can but doesn’t do. So the drivers aren’t too much of a concern but Ferraris leadership , strategy and reliability issues are happening too often which is letting the team itself down and Mattia doesn’t own up when the team has made a mistake even nico rosberg was right when he said “even f2 and f3 teams make better strategy decisions” so until Ferrari get these issues sorted they will never be able to contend for championships.
Yeah but still, Charles is great in 1 lap, over the full race though he is middle of the pack at the best of times, maybe he will get better with time but as it stands blaming ferarri or the car is just wrong. Also saying Bottas is a saturday driver is just wrong on so many levels, his low pole percentage is mainly because mercedes forced him to be a supporting driver for lewis, he's still rapid on sundays, something you can't say for Leclerc
the problem for Leclerc actually most of the time is the strategy calls. I mean just name a few: Monaco 2022, Silverstone 2022, Hungary 2022 which their rival even Merc laugh their heads off even Max was thinking why the hell they on Hards??!
@@johnlau6749 Yes Ferraris strategy team is awful, but it doesn't change the fact that their main driver cant compete with any of the other top drivers in terms of race pace, even on the same strategy
@@jkae4795 that's another thing but even when u swap leclerc with lewis for example, Lewis's race still screwed by awful strategy calls. In other words, regardless u got star drivers or not, strategy calls decide everything actually
For Valtteri you forgot to mention “Valtteri it’s James”……. I mean it even became a meme. I love the way everyone mentions Ferraris way to circumvent the rules but nobody ever mentions how Mercedes were so fast with their reintroduction of oil burning, the FIA had to step in and reduce the amount of oil available but Mercedes were allowed to burn more oil as the rules only effected new engines that were introduced, hence their superior straight line speed. The drivers do very little to develop the car, they can specify stiffness, damping, wing angles, basic limited adjustments. If it was like you say about great drivers being able to work with the team and develop a car, how is it Hamilton, the most successful driver of all time and George Robot-ussell can’t improve their current car? LeClercs problems are mainly from Ferraris clownery, there’s only so much a driver can do when he’s racing against the entire grid and his own team is sabotaging his efforts. If Ferrari had a competent team like red bull or Mercedes the drivers championship would still be on.
One way to solve it put Charles in a Mercedes or redbull he'll have a better conversion rate. Still highly rate Charles and think he could challenge for championship if ferrari can sort themselves out.
I actually think that the tire degradation and results is partially in Charles hands because I think he pushes so hard and damages the tires, but he probably pushes because that is the only way he can extract enough performance to keep pace with the Red Bull. In Imola and Paul Picard he pushed too hard and made mistakes that cost him big points. In Spain and Azerbaijan his engine blew and Canada he suffered knock on effects for an engine penalty from Baku. At Monaco, Silverstone and Hungary his race was compromised by strategy. I think on the whole, the Ferrari team and car were not ready to challenge for a championship. Red Bull and Mercedes have both been through the crucible of a season long battle for a championship that hardens a team, tempers it for the long war that is an F1 season. Ferrari as a race team are not on that level yet. Charles only won one race where Max also finished the race. His other two wins were at races where Max had engine failures.
Senna has a record of 65 poles and 31 victories, I believe, and won 3 championships. Maybe you’re looking at this the wrong way: maybe Charles can come up with exceptional single laps with an inferior car, and during the race the other drivers with better cars beat him?
Leclerc is easily championship material. Ok these stats from a first look are horrific, but look again at single races… bahrain 2019 (engine failure), singapore 2019 (vettel preferred strategy), monaco 21 (not started), baku 21 (no pace to win). And then 22 with Spain and Baku dnfs, Hungary with Ferrari masterclass, Monza with no pace to win. Surely Leclerc is THE driver of the saturday, and Max (for example) is more a race driver, but most of the time Charles could not do anything better.
I think some of Charles not winning from pole is Ferrari and their horrendous strategy calls. And well Charles binned a couple of times. Let’s call it 70/30.
It's unfortunate that Max's brilliance is shadowing his performance. Max is Good, forget 2022 season. 2021 he showed us what he can do to Hamilton in his supposedly faster car.
Two things: 1. Charles needs to be more assertive than he was last season entering 2023. If he can't be more than assertive, then there's nothing in this world that Ferrari can do but to let him and Carlos duke it out on track. He needs to show to Ferrari that he IS the guy and he should be brave enough to tell his team that Carlos will always play second fiddle to him since he is the chosen one to don the Scarlet Reds of Maranello. 2. Ferrari needs to fix their shit together both from the inside and out. They cannot fuck their drivers in terms of track planning, internal management, car development and engineering, driver priority, and overall team chemistry. If they cannot let Charles know that he is being taken cared of and not competing against his teammate for points.
As a Leclerc fan I'd rather see him start on pole every race. I think it will always mean a higher chance of victory, or at least he will be in the race for the win. If he ends his career with 60 plus pole positions it will be no laughing matter.
Leclerc ain’t perfect, but he’s very talented and will likely grow. Ferrari have let him down countless times and I think he should push for a move to Mercedes when his current contract runs out.
Don't understand why people would call Leclerc a pole merchand when clearly he hasn't had the car underneath him to achieve much more in races, mostly due to its tyre deg. Yes, he bottled it in France, but that was one race, and not a guaranteed win either. When the car has been capable (Monaco, Silverstone 2022), the team strategists haven't. It's not like he himself is a serial bottler, so given equal machinery, he'll undoubtedly convert way more poles.
In short NO! This is more a Ferrari issue and not a Leclerc issue. The Ferrari car is just really good on one lap performance but struggles on race pace as the car is abusive on tires. Sainz seems to have similar issues in most cases as well so I think this is just a car characteristic. Charles has made some mistakes but overall done a honorable job and has been his first real attempt at going for regular wins. He is still pretty young and the RBR car is just a better "race" car.
The problem that has scandalously not been talked about enough, is the horrific leadership at Ferrari since the death of Sergio Marchionne. John Elkann has been dragging this team down a cliff since the former’s death, in the same way that Peter Ward dragged Lotus down after Colin Chapman’s death. The difference being that Lotus was struggling financially, and would collapse only a decade afterwards, so Warr couldn’t do much to salvage the team. Elkann, on the other hand, is only there because of nepotism and his relationship to Gianni Agnelli. In a world where ego has trumped logic at the Scuderia, I cannot see them winning any form of championship anytime soon, (10 years at least probably, lol) and that’s being generous. Leclerc should just say, fuck it, and leave this team to self-destruct. With how many top drivers this team has failed over the years, I would be genuinely shocked if any top driver will be willing to join this team. In the end, Ferrari wholeheartedly deserve it for their tradition of being such a tragic waste of money, resources, and talent. A crying shame, to say the least.
I cannot talk about Ferrari's inner struggles cause I'm not that aware of them. But the second part about Charles leaving, that was straight facts
Or he could grow a fucking set and make Ferrari realize they need him as much as he needs them. I find him to meek to be at Ferrari tbh. He needs to demand perfection from them.
Are the inside struggels not something that is ferrari in al ages, it is not really stŕeamlined
Well...damn. Could not have put it any better.
I’ve brought this topic up on multiple threads before and your exactly right!!!!!!
It's hard for his team to ruin a one lap contests but when there are 70 laps then Ferrari will take every opportunity they can get
It's not just Ferrari there, I think Sharl is one of the best qualifiers, but clearly in race pace Max is ahead of him Sharl has good days but he's just also less consistant.
Brilliant driver but room for improvement on his end and a lot on his teams end.
Charles also likes to fock it into the wall once in a while. Imola and France alone costed him the entire lead he had over Max in Australia.
Ferrari is not the only part of the team doing silly mistakes.
@@gandalf_thegrey but those are the only two instances this season
@@Minifliek I think that charles is very much like senna tbh, very fast but can make mistakes, overall, at this moment, i think that max is a superior driver but down the line, we never know. Max might end up like vettel and charles might develop into a great driver, we dont know. Russel seems to be like prost but thats yet to be tested
@@gandalf_thegrey ferrari is definitely not the only one but they are 90% of the issues with Charles not winning races from 2019 to now. he's definitely improved not being as mistake prone or as aggressive as a whole, but he does need to know he can't do that in close title fights in the future.
his mistakes mean little this season when looking at the scope of things though. ferrari have been the ones who threw away the lead since spain.
I think the thing everyone should be worrying about is when Ferrari is gonna stop playing around and actually look at their management with a logical mindset instead of living in a dream where they think everything they are doing is correct. Charles has been exceptional for Ferrari since 2019, and they’ve consistently robbed him of wins through a multitude of reliability failures, some bad strategies, and obviously sometimes his own mistakes.
I also think the Ferrari car is solely to blame for the tire wear issues. Sainz has a much smoother driving style and yet suffers from some of the same issues consistently. Silverstone was a prime example of this where they nearly (and should’ve) lost a race win to Mercedes because of how bad their tire wear is. Monza as well, I mean they couldn’t keep up with Max who had older tires and then they eventually were starting to lose a bit of time by the end of the race. It’s insane how they have this issue and cannot fix it still.
This year ferrari can thanks mercedez and totto for their tyres issues, since the floor changes ferrari was nerfed. Thanks to totto the title fight ended in spa
@@flyingberserker3965 toto was not the only one advocating for the floor change. there were multiple other teams/drivers also wanting this change for the sake of reducing the extreme porpoising people were having, and it's worked out massively.
you can thank ferrari for not being efficient enough to help be able to fix this issue. they've actually been one of the few teams who somehow has gone BACKWARDS in the second half.
@@blaine319 totto was the loudest voice, he was who have the most to win, and forget about all teather spectacle around hamilton with bouncing
@@flyingberserker3965 toto was the loudest voice because it is toto. hes always at the center of media headlines. everyone else had equivalently equal input on it and there were a lot of other people wanting change. stop trying to make it something where "toto is crying" or "toto always gets his way" when he isn't always the only person wanting change.
and the thing around hamilton and bouncing also was applying to many other drivers who were having back issues with the porpoising. it wasn't just hamilton. im glad they changed it. its better for the safety of drivers.
@@blaine319 they are the loudest for some reason, dont give excuses others the same, because many times other do the same nothing changed at all in the past.
And the back of the drivers, even before the rule change teams already have solved the problem, mercedez included, safety was just an excuse to hurt their rivals.
I think the phrase used is merchant. That aside excellent video as always. Can't help feel sorry for Charles. Not winning races on Sunday when you're the fastest on Saturday must hurt.
I put 'Merchand' on screen as a joke because that's merchant in French, clearly didn't make it obvious enough😂
@@Aldas001 It's "marchand" in French.
Juan Pablo Montoya says “hi!”
Another thing to consider is also the fact that this is probably Charles's first attempt at a proper title challenge. Sure he's made mistakes and at times the team lets him down with reliability issues, but that's a common thing when you consider title contenders at the past also had the same kind of problem he has right now
What Charles and Ferrari need right now is a proper reset and a refreshed championship contending mentality for next season. Regardless of how this season ends, it's pretty clear to say that the Scuderia still needs to keep their heads together and try to get more feedback from their drivers in order to build that momentum coming into 2023
bro last yer max was in his first actual championship fight nd yet ge didn't crumble any sort nd also did nt forget th charles has been in junior formulas nd had championship fight is the thing tht he can't handle pressure if ut was charles in place of max last yr tht merc team would hve eaten him alive
not an excuse for charles.. at all. all this time no championship car and ofcourse they were begging for it. now his excuse youre making for himi is that he cant handle it> then he must fuck and give it to someone that can if thats the case. im sure alonso would do justic for a year. he kept up with charles in a shit car
@@vrajpatel2763 Max literally gets full support from team and strategists while Leclerc can't trust anybody there because everybody there doesn't know what they are doing. Stop thinking Max is some sort of utter talent over anyone else, he is nothing better than Leclerc and Russell, he just got better cars, better team and more years of experience, plus 2021 might have been his first wdc fight, but after multiple years of race winning machine, while Leclerc only experienced that in 2019 ocasionally
@@vrajpatel2763 max also has a lot more experience fighting at the front the though..
@@Monstermatt001 it's nt abt experience as Charles also had experience fighting for championship na in junior formulas nd it's nt always abt experience it's also abt handling pressure
In my opinion that statistic perfectly shows what's happening in Ferrari. In qualifying the perfect lap is entirely in the hands of the driver. Of course the driver depends on the team to setup the car well but there is no strategy for the perfect lap. The perfect lap comes entirely from the talent of said driver. But a race win is dependent on both. Both the talent of the driver and the ability of the team to make a race wining strategy. Charles shows his talent in qualifying when the lap depends on him but then when it comes to the race he's basically always let down because of his team and you can't win races simply on talent.
So Charles would also be on pole in a Williams?
This is nonsense of course, the car and its setup are also an important part of qualifying performance. The quick warm up of the tyres helps him over one lap to be quicker than the RB just as much as it hinders him with tyre deg. For Max it is the other way round. Since getting to grips with the car Sainz has actually often been quite close to Charles in qualifying, and no one would call Sainz a qualifying monster.
Charles is a great driver, and a great qualifier, but he will also have to improve if he wants to beat RB and Mercedes next year.
@@rulifaller8474 No, the point is Charles can’t be fucked over by Ferrari over 1 lap
@@rulifaller8474 its not that he is shot at managing his tyres bro. The ferrari was just often shit at keeping the tyres alife, it was like that sometimes this year but very often in 2019. And then ferrari fucked up his races on numerous occasions this season plus he had retirements while beeing first and winning easily.
@@rulifaller8474 its not always the driver that makes the car worse, its the philosophy of the car which creates things like high tyre wear cause the ferrari is too harsh on its tyres. compare to mercedes who struggle with tyre warmup not because of their drivers but because of the car itself, which is why it runs in the races a lot better because it doesnt overuse/overheat the tyres too much
@@richardhobbs7360 Actually they can #Q3Brazil2022😱
It’s not a problem with Leclerc at all, I wouldn’t even say that poor strategy has done them in this season, the fact of the matter is the RB18 is just a better car. Max can get better race pace out of it without sacrificing tyre wear, Leclerc has to choose between tyre wear or performance. Hopefully Ferrari can make a good car and slow it down on the horrible strategy calls Next Year™
Up until Spa, Red Bull wasn't a better car.
@Kapitan bro the team bosses themselves (this includes Ferrari) have acknowledged that the Ferrari is faster than the RB18. Only since Spa has the RB18 been a bit more dominant. Before that trying to make the argument the RB18 is better is simply, objectively false.
@Kapitan Not gonna waste a lot of time on you, so just a quick overview since Miami:
Spain (Ferrari faster)
Monaco (Ferrari faster)
Azerbaijan (50/50)
Canada (50/50)
British (RB faster)
Austrian (Ferrari faster)
French (50/50)
Hungarian (Ferrari faster)
Belgian (RB way faster)
Dutch (RB faster)
Italian (RB faster)
Singapore (RB faster)
Japan (RB faster)
So up until Spa, RB wasn't faster.
Genius
I think the problem is very much Leclerc and I’m tired of people not seeing it. He’s incapable of reading the race and does nothing but making mistakes. If Ferrari ever want to be WDC they need to get behind Carlos as he’s a far better driver
@@chasingthesunrise4139 ur right about Charles. That shyt will grow on u if u have it. Carlos might read it better but when u look at Ferrari and both drivers they are not championship material
The problem with Ferrari is the same problem that brought down big name teams like Toyota, stubbornness. Their management and work culture clearly aren't compatible with being a competitive F1 team, which can be seen this season and in others where Ferrari start with a strong car but fall off by the end of the season. Also considering how Seb did at Ferrari and you get the picture that they can't manage their drivers or mid-season development. Hopefully something changes but they need to rip up however they're doing things now and start over.
There's also the problem of Ferrari being too focused on quali speed instead of race pace. Max always sets his car up for race pace, even if it means not getting pole. I recall him once saying something along the lines of "There's no point in having the fastest car over 1 lap when it's not the fastest over a race distance.". Being the fastest over a race distance also includes managing tire wear.
Currently, Leclerc and Verstappen both have gotten 18 poles, which I think is an interesting statistic.
Max has 31 wins and Leclerc 5. 31+5=36. 18+18=36. Illuminati confirmed
@@LilGril10 lol Max had 32 wins when you posted this
Our race pace is poor due to how the car is configured. This year being able to warm the tyres is more important than ever since the tyre blankets are limited to 60 C. Ferrari warms tyres better than any other car meaning we have that more grip than others in qualy. This has the downside that in the race we have an extreme degradation. Compare the mercedes where the car struggles to warm the tyres but we´ve seen hamilton or russel go on long stints without having a massive pace dropoff.
Nah mate, u kinda got it wrong. Ferrari has never been good this year at warming up the tires, that’s why u would often see them on dampy tracks doing two or three consecutive flying laps, whereas RB didn’t need to. They’ve always struggled to get the heat into the tires, another example was Hungary with very low temps, look at how they struggled to even compete with Merc. So yeah that’s the conclusion I got outta this cursed season🥲😣😊
@@Franceee___ So, if they're struggling to put heat into the tyres, how come that the Ferrari tyre management is so horrible compared to Redbull. Like in Japan, Leclerc tyres were absolutely destroyed at the end of the race, while Max could've easily do another 10 laps or so before they got in the same shape as Leclerc's. You would think tyre degradation would be related to overheating, no?
@@m.r.2718 what about singapore? that was a prime showcase of ferrari's tire deg fucking them over, and rb knew this, all you had to do was tell checo "yo, drive defensively", decimate leclerc's tires by doing absolutely nothing, and boom, 8s gap.
you mitigated the lone mistake you've made all season, and max has better chances to become champion in japan.
@@m.r.2718 lack of downforce, apparently they can't run as much wing as Red Bull without becoming a brick in terms of airflow, this means that the car slides more, tyres overheat by this additional friction, and tarmac grinds down their tyres much more easily
@@CannibalSoggoth actually no. RB runs less wing most of the time but they have a fantastic floor that works great even at higher ride heights. If anything, the car doesn't have a good enough floor to run less wing most of the time. It isn't all bad though since in peak downforce they probably make the most, especially through low speed corners because they're relying more on overbody aero
The main problem is management. When your team principal says they are not looking to win the championship you can’t expect your team to give it their all
There's always next year. Will they be title contenders till the end of the season or not? I can't take anymore disappointment Ferrari!
how many "next year is our year" we had before
I can take all the bumbling and stumbling they can dish up. 😂 Go Bulls Go
Sure you can (take more.) You've been taking it for untold years.
It took ferrari 3 years to become champion after they become a contender in 1997 and win it in 2000
But it could also go nowhere like when alonso become contender in 2010 and 2012 and vettel in 2017-2018
Indeed... Ayrton Senna statistics regarding pole positions 'ratio' versus Grand Prix victories up to 1987 were quite similar... 1985 and 1986... Ayrton got many pole positions... but only 4 victories...
I'm not ready to draw comparisons to Ayrton Senna. LeClerc isn't on the same level and he's in what should be a/the premier team. Senna was driving lesser machinery.
Yep... I agree... comparisons are never fair... indeed...
... different times... a different level of technology...
... Anyway... there's the obvious coincidence regarding those figures and statistics as Ayrton Senna achieved many pole positions in 1985, 1986 with the super quick Lotus-Renault... but... in that case... because of a lack of reliability or too much fuel consumption... only got 4 victories... 2 per year... 1985... 1986...
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I know it's a different situation and different circumstances... but I couldn't help mentioning this coincidence... the only case of someone with so many pole positions after those 1985 and 1986 seasons... and only 4 victories in total... Just that... a remarkable coincidence...
I still think he's ready for a title fight, any criticism went away after JAPAN GP, looking at Ferrari tyres. Sadly can't say the same for Ferrari itself
Aside from the tyre deg issue, if Charles had faith in the Ferrari team, like how Max does with RB or Lewis did with Merc, then he wouldn't need to keep over-driving the car. An unfortunate consequence of being in that team. I think he's been very unfortunate with circumstances that he lost so many "shoulda been" wins. Probably had at least 5 lost due to reliability. Also, in Austria, Ferrari were the ones with better tyre deg than RB, so they can do it.
The big issue for Ferrrari is that they can’t develop a car during the season. This season i very similar to the 2017& and especially the 2018 season were they start the season strong but can’t keep up in the development race. And on top there inability to develop a car they make a lot o mistakes at the track. You should make a video comparing Ferraris titele bids in 2017 & 18 to 2022 they would look pretty similar. Just as they learned nothing from those years typically ferrari
Great edit! 👍
I think Ferrari is a team that crashes the spirit of its drivers. Vettel in German GP 2018. Leclerc in French GP this year. 😭
😂 how is that Ferrari fault those are driver mistakes
So if Ferrari drivers put in the wall it's the team's mistake?
If Ferrari had not made the strategic mistake in the first place, the drivers would not have been under so much mental pressure. Both Leclerc and Vettel are arguably the best drivers. Unless there is a toxic atmosphere in the team, you don't usually see that much screaming and tears of frustration after a crash. It's like a good child being raised by toxic parents and having his spirit dampened. I don't think crashing into a wall is solely the driver's fault.
@@kanan1361 Your argument is the exact reason why Ferrari and there drivers will never improve. You begin by admitting when you´ve made a mistake. And then you learn and improve instead of coming up with excuses. Saying those crashes a the result of team pressure is just a load of BS.
@@norbertjanssen814 OK. I acknowledge your opinion.
leclerc is very, very good on sundays. the fact that even sainz, who's know for being easy on the tyres, has struggled with them in multiple races this season, shows you that the car is far more responsible for these tyre problems than leclerc
I think its a car related issue. In 2019 seb also struggled from deg. And in the first part of 2022 deg wasnt really an issue
I think the problem is very much Leclerc and I’m tired of people not seeing it. He’s incapable of reading the race and does nothing but making mistakes. If Ferrari ever want to be WDC they need to get behind Carlos as he’s a far better driver
@@chasingthesunrise4139 yeah sure, Leclerc is the reason his inters looked like they were trying to be Lewis’ from Turkey while Max’s looked brand new
@@chasingthesunrise4139 how?
@@chasingthesunrise4139 incapable of Reading the race? I mean, do you remember Bahrain? Verstappen overtook him two times at turn 1, and then Leclerc reovertook him three corners later. I wouldn't Say he can't read races, beacuse he knows how to battlle on the track. The thing is tyre degradation, and it's thing that Leclerc should work at. On the other hand Sainz also had problems with tyres, so that also might be a car, But anyway Charles should work at tyre degradation to be as competetive as Max
@@chasingthesunrise4139 yeah, and does max have to read races? he doesnt. he has a competent strategy team and leclerc does not. how is it fair that leclerc needs to double duty as strategist and driver? does he win a world strategist championship aswell?
Two problems could be identified in the first half of the season: strategy and reliability which both prevented Charles from winning more than once. In the second half, tire wear was added. I think it's mostly the car here because wear and tear wasn't that big of a problem in the first half. In Australia, the car has even had much less degradation than the Red Bull. The TD39 seems to have changed something here and narrowed the operation window for the Ferrari. If Ferrari knows about the problems, it can be fixed for 2023. Charles can only make sure that he doesn't always just push and also allows the tires a slow introduction. The new Pirelli 2023 tires could help with that too, as they're supposed to be sturdier, that could help the tire eaters. When this is solved, Charles ratio should get better, it is not that he can't win, he showed that 5x already but most of the time the Ferrari is slower on the long run while faster over one lap. Taking this into account, and also looking at Charles' extraordinary strength on one lap, the bad ratio is explainable.
Good video and an interesting issue. I think Charles is the real deal. I think he has two problems that he is fighting - the first is the speed of Max in that Red Bull. That combo really is too quick and Charles has to push and push to give himself the sniff of a chance. The second issue is Sainz as his team mate. Charles is quicker and a better racer than Carlos but Carlos is trying to prove otherwise and Ferrari haven’t quite got the message yet that Carlos is Number 2 and Charles is Number 1 and doesn’t need all the aggro of having constantly to prove he is the quicker driver. Once that is sorted out Charles will be in a similar position to Max and Lewis of having all the support for him. Charles will be up to it but will Ferrari? By the way the phrase would be Pole Merchant not Pole Merchand as Merchand doesn’t mean anything. Thanks again for a video that needed making.
tbh sainz was presented all opportunities to be on level with Charles but the man is simply not on theirs (+Max) level. He should've handled GB to Charles to keep championship hopes alive
Sharl’s more a Saturday man than the Saturday man himself these days
It’s not hm,it’s the team sadly
@@fqeagles21 not saying it’s his fault,just pointing out the facts
@@fqeagles21 he had his moments too
@@kidnamedfinger420 he had his moment too, who doesn't, even Max and Hamilton made a lot of mistakes in their carreer, but at least they have a team that covers their mistakes...Ferrari can't even change 4 tires in less than 12seconds, and fighting against max with a team that could fuck up your race at literally every pit stop, puts A LOT of pressure on you.
@@kidnamedfinger420 true but only a bit
JPM's Pole-Win statistic is a testament to how many times his BMW engine exploded
Some people talk about Leclerc as if he was a multiple worldchampion when he only has 5 wins..
A lot to prove. A lot to improve.
If Ferrari were a competent organization, Leclerc would have a lot more than 5 wins. You know this.
@@quigglyz if I had wings I could fly
@@quigglyz Yeah maybe 3 or 4 more but not that many. Leclerc has binned it himself on multiple occasions as well. Almost as many times as Ferrari has done for him.
@@quigglyz Oh and stopping to focking it into the barriers would be awesome too.
I really, really like Charles, but his fans are Grade A delusional.
Everyone was there at some point in their career, it's called the start of it. Don't forget that Leclerc has only had 2 seasons where wins were even possible.
This guy is a champion. He will fix this. Look at Max. He developed to be a champion because he is a champion
more like developing with the pain for leclerc
What exactly will he fix? Ferrari's Italian culture and concomitant organizational incompetence? No, I don't think he'll be able to fix that. Ross Brawn did it, but Charles is merely a driver.
I concur 💯, Charles will bounce back. He's the one who'll bring back Ferraris' glory days.
Honestly no matter who’s driving the Ferrari, they will always bottle it. Many years of repeating the same mistakes with the same people, no chance.
And the sutborness to not change the most blatant causes of mistakes is atrocious
It’s very easy. Leclerc overachieves on a saturday which makes him look bad on a sunday. While on a sunday, Leclerc finishes where he should finish in that car. Whitout Leclerc Ferrari would have had 1 pole and 1 win this season.
I don't know why more people have this view point
@@mikeyamissah7968 Or on a saturday he finishes where he should be because Ferrari is the fastest over one lap. Sainz is always within 2 or 3 tenths in qualli,
Whats interesting tho is that the way the Ferrari is described as pointy, makes me wonder how Max would perform in the Ferrari as we know he loves a pointy car!
12wins a season atleast
he'll be able to find the limit...but then again tyre wear will be a big issue! saturday's will be good but sundays will be more difficult
@@farhanrahman7119 Wouldn't have more than 6. Ferrari has tyre issues, is less reliable than Red Bull and team management is horrible.
Reminds me of 2002 when Montoya was winning all those poles, yet Schumacher was winning all the races. Williams BMW had great 1 lap pace, but the Ferraris had better race pace.
11:17 I think you totally missed the point.
They know what's causing tyre ware.
DT39 killed their performance, but the real problem is the brake cooling system: at the beginning of the championship they didn't suffer so much from it because temperatures were lower. Both of these problems couldn't be fixed because of budget cap, while RedBull kept bringing updates every race (pretty suspicious if you ask me). That's why it's just wrong and insulting that RedBull could breach the budget cap last year (and this year too?) and FIA is acting like this is not a big deal.
I think this more of a Ferrari problem rather than a Leclerc problem. As you mentioned, Leclerc drives phenomenal, correcting mid-corner, letting the car slide across the track to gain time and improve his (mini)sectors. His style very much reminds me of how Verstappen handles his car. However, in contrast to the Ferrari, the RedBull is very loose and fickle and therefore reliant on a driver that knows how to correct it. Just like Leclerc does. I think he would fit better at RedBull than at Ferrari.
I just don't see where people are coming from when they go around claiming that Leclerc just has no race pace, looking at this season alone, his race pace has never been lacking against his main marker, which is Carlos in the same car. Charles has always had the pace this season to fight for the top 3, it's just different events prevented him from finishing there such as reliability, strategy etc.
Valterri’s issue is not a mental one, he just lacked the race pace. Few drivers can drive very quickly whilst managing the tires well - look at how many times verstappen has qualified poorly but has such immense race pace that he just breezes past everyone
I think people place too much emphasis on what they think is the mental aspect of the sport. In reality, drivers with “poor mentality” are there because they’re not performing, which affects their confidence. Performance affects mentality, not the other way round. Look at lando Norris - he openly admits to having mental health struggles but his performances has boosted his mental strength, because he has confidence in himself
It's both. When you have a bad weekend you can either pick yourself up or let it demotivate you. And when you are on cloud nine with your performance you can still get overconfident and make the odd mistake, and that will demotivate you. The difference between letting a bad performance demotivate you for the rest of the season and make you perform poorly for the rest of the season is your mental fortitude.
The word Merchant has being 1 of the funniest words in the F1 meme community for some while
This year's Ferrari seems a bit like the Mercedes W04 from 2013 which was really quick in qualifying but was too rough with the tyres and couldn't keep up in the race. I can't really see a logical reason why someone would be fast over one lap consistently but somehow slow on multiple laps.
It’s pretty logical. Tire deg.
Well, Ferrari can't do an illegal tyre test either so...
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I used to think my life is miserable most of the time, then I remember Scuderia Ferrari still exists
This is the new "Kimi can't drive the car without blowing up his engine".
Exactly.
hes a very fast qualifier not a bad racer...add to that a team that builds cars im the hybrid era for one lap pace only
To be fair to Charles, the bulk of those Pole Positions have been in 2022, and their 2022 car is a great qualifier but just not as competitive as the Red Bull over a race distance.
That alone significantly changes the argument being made.
Ferrari also screwed Leclerc when they choose to not tell Sainz that he is the #2 driver (Sainz took away point from Leclerc when his teammate was chasing Max in the Driver's title race); Ferrari also had reliability issues which cost Leclerc in the Title chase with Max; Leclerc is too nice of a driver who always is a nice person
Realistically, Max was gonna be a champion anyways. I think Ferrari knew this already after the big point deficit Leclerc had to Max. Telling Sainz that he is a number 2 driver is not a good move. Forcing him to move aside when Leclerc was not even fighting for championship is stupid. Remember, Sainz is not that far off to Leclerc. He has been very close to Leclerc this year in quali, and last year in races. He just needs to combine the 2 and he will be right up there with Leclerc fighting for the championship
@@LilGril10 Sainz took away points when he shouldn't have (although Ferrari reliability screw Leclerc even more TBH); Ferrari is the creator of their problem..
Charles being a self critical driver will definitely be worried and make adjustments, but Ferrari is the one that really needs to put their heads down under the microscope. IMO*
If you think Charles race pace is bad go watch F2 Bahrain 2017 it is an absolutely perfect drive and one of the best ever imo
Max is just head and shoulder above the rest this season.. No one comes close.
I don't understand why you disregarded 2019 it's a good sample size with a competitive car, I don't think if it was legal or not matters to the question you're asking
They have more tyre wear because they are required to gain time in corners. Red bull doesn't need to push as much because they can regain time on the straights. Speed is king. If the car behind cannot overtake on the straights
In the pre-season testing there were talks from pundits how Max has changed his driving style to a smooth, less acrobatic style, while Charles is still doing the same style Max was last year. So my guess is that playing smooth this year is the better thing to do.
Max drives the RBR not Ferrari, Leclerc or anyone can not change driving style like this, comparing someone that changed his driving style on completely different car, it's not easy like this.
They have a car that's fast in qualifying trim on light fuel. Charles has always been fast over one lap. The "Flex Floor" rule effected Ferrari, it didn't effect RBR. Also, Ferrari has problems running a race, Red Bull and MV don't. That translates to Red Bull dominance. Red Bull didn't get a whole lot faster, everyone else got slower.
I'm a Ferrari fan, but Leclerc has to go, he's just wasting his talent with the 🤡 in our team.
He has nowhere to go my guy. He‘d never join RB and dare to fight Max in the same car and the Merc seats aren‘t free either. Everything else is a downgrade.
You had me in the first half lol
@@Reaz399 nah he he's ready to fight with Max and even beat him, Ferrari isn't.
Everything else is a downgrade, so let's hope Ferrari improves (pff), otherwhise Max won't have competition for the next 4 years.
Maybe when Lewis will retire he will join Mercedes, but after Hamilton vs Rosberg i don't think it will happen
@@jongcena2555 he is not ready man. Charles will find a way to crack under pressure, while Max won’t
@@syndicategaming1668 France was a rookie mistake i know but man: with 20sec gap behind him i can bet Max doesn't feel the pressure...he could literally drive with one hand.
The fact is that at least Max have a team that covers him if he does a mistake, Ferrari on the other hand can't even change 4 tires in less than 12seconds, and i think that you can agree with me that fighting against max, with a team that could fuck up your race at literally every pit stop, puts A LOT of pressure on you.
And yes, because at this point it's a fact, Redbull is simply a better car than Ferrari, that ate the tires in 3 laps.
Feels like Ferrari's speed is almost always overshadowed by ultimately being on the team or the drivers at this point. It's like the car just burns through all its tires just to keep up in a race and then all of a sudden both drivers are forced to conserve pace so much in the end that it stops them from being competitive as Red Bull. Hopefullt they can fix these issues.
That long list of poles not becoming wins is a pretty bad record to have, and pretty much is the icing on the cake on how this year was supposed to be Ferrari's year and how they binned it so badly instead.
The biggest reason for the 18/5 ratio is probably the fault of Ferrari, wrong calculations and bad pitstops aswell.
But Leclerc also sometimes makes his own mistakes under high pressure, something you wouldnt see that much with Hamilton or Verstappen.
Nope, it shows that when sheer driving skill is required most over one breakneck lap, he's as good as it gets. That Baku 2021 pole was sensational, talk about outperforming a car around a specific track.
i think leclerc is unbelievably fast on a single lap, the best of all the actual grid... but in races he struggle for the limits of his car (tyres degradation is too high compared to mercedes and red bull, and reliability) and the limits of his box (montecarlo, silverstone, hungary just this year)... cause in terms of driver he did the same number of mistakes as max: 2! charles in imola and paul ricard, max spain and hungary, the only difference is the result of the error that one can attribute to pure luck
i think the valtteri comparison was a bit harsh as he was the second driver for Mercedes and charles is ferraris current number 1
Actually, the situation at Ferrari is very ambiguous, and it is part of the problem. They don't officially a first and second driver. Sainz is actually the favorite driver because he brings i.portant sponsors, but Charles is clearly much better driver. Ferrari should make it clear and officially promote Carlos, but they wait for him to take the lead in points.
high downforce means more wear the tyres; tyre wear also depends on the drivers TBH....
Yes.
I haven't seen the video yet, but based on the thumbnail, whatever it is: Yes.
Oh thanks, I was always curious about the wins from pole position stat... To be fair, this year's cars are different, as in, track position isn't as important because following a car is much easier now, and since cars are more draggy than they were last year, the combination of slip stream + DRS is much better than any year before. If you think about it, the car who is in front theoretically should have a slower pace than the car behind, that's why Red Bull aren't hitting over themselves for not winning more poles.
I think it really shows the state of the team, the strategies and the politics. The car is fine, the car is really fast but the team really fucks up when it comes to racing and doesnt seem to understand how to react to other teams strategies
He has only 4 pole positions less than Alonso. But Alonso has 32 race victories
No... not worried about that...
My worries are about having Binotto and Mekies leading the team... that's Scuderia flaw...
Leclerc's biggest problem is that his driving style is to ride the curbs as much as possible. Sure it is fast but it wears the car and down, and puts him in a position to have accidents for smaller mistakes. This is why Monaco has generally been a disaster for him
I haven't noticed enough of Leclerc's steering inputs, however, if the, as you said, microcorrections are anything to go by, that's very similar to Schumacher's style, however, the 2000's Ferraris had very strong rear balance and were designed around The Michael. Not saying they're on the same league, though.
Leclerc is not a Pole Merchand.
But the problem is that the ferrari car is terrible in race pace compared to qualifying
The Ferrari isn't bad in the race, they are easily second fastest. I am certain that Lewis would have appreciated it very much if the Mercedes had the same speed as the Ferrari. I am quite certain that Max would also have become world champion in a Ferrari this year. Or Lewis for that sake, if he had driven the Ferrari and Charles the Red Bull instead of Max.
Charles just has (imo) not the consistency yet to beat both of them over the course of a season in equal machinery. Also I don't think he is as complete as a driver.
I think Leclerc is still the issue. Driving style impact the tire wear.
No... he puts a lot of seconds on sainz too (who is good at managing the tyres)
You forgot to mention that Bottas often took team orders to let hanglulton pass. He could have had a lot more wins from pole!
Bottas also really had some bad luck, its like he is cursed sometimes, remenber baku when he leads in the last laps and have a puncture. This kind of moments was what breaked him mentally for sure.
Yeah feel like Bottas isn’t as comparable, due his position as a second driver in Mercedes.
This is the thing, while Max and Charles are similar talents, Max is so much more superior because of experience in races. Max has had a podium car for 6 years, Charles only 2. This is Charles first title contender. It’s not long ago the whole ‘Crashtappen’ meme was a thing. Give Charles some time, he’ll be okay
I'm a Max fan but Charles is a very great racer too. Absolutely champion material
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I once saw a tweet saying Leclercs is gonna retire with 135 poles and 14 wins and I think it couldn't desecribe this season better.
F1 is all about race pace and tire preservation thru management of tires.
charles was robed of like 5-6 wins dew to relliability issues and bad strategies so how is his problem not getting the wins he had to? in the first half of the season ferrari was clearly the faster car on 80% of the races but could not convert to wins because of their own problems. and when charles sees his team not taking responsibility for their mistakes he knows he has to make this up with driving more aggresively and thats why i think he made some mistakes two. he really loves ferrari and he is a very kind person as it seems and thats why he hasnt exploded on them still but if next year his own team steals the world chanpionship from him again i dont know if we can recover from that
I don't think we should be worried about this yet, for example, Senna had similar statistics early in his career with pole to win conversion, and of course I'm not putting the two on the same level, I'm just pointing out that it's far too early to judge Charles' career.
This is only Charles' 2nd season in a car that is capable of winning. It's way too early to start questioning these things, because he's really only just started in terms of fighting at the front.
Also Charles has learned to manage his tyres very well, it used to be his weakness. But if the car is loose at the rear, as the Ferrari is, especially since Spa, then there's not much a driver can do if the only way to drive it is to hang it out a little bit to control the oversteer/prevent understeer.
Great analysis as always however, good points brought up.
Leclerc reminds me Mika Hakkinen in 1999. Many pole positions, but reliability and a couple of mistakes just like Imola kill his season.
If Lewis don't stay in Mercedes after 2023, Charles would like to replace him.
But Hakkinen won 1999 season.
I just don't get it Hakkinen won the 1999 title but Leclerc was like 110 points away from it. These seasons are completely different
Charles at Mercedes would be amazing.
@@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158 mika became champion because he was the one who did the fewest mistakes. what if Schumi was not injured?
I actually see the comparison. Given how Irvine pushed Hakkinen down to the wire (similar to the Leclerc vs. Perez battle this year), Schumacher would have dominated that season without the brake failure and subsequent injury at Silverstone. The Ferrari of 99 was clearly the superior car over the season (hence why they won the constructors, just as the Red Bull is the superior car this year).
Ferrari messing up pitstops, bad calls from the pit wall, engine blowouts and verstappen just being consistent as hell is why this keeps happening
If you take out the guys with one pole, one win, Max has a percentage of over 72% which is the highest of all.
Leclerc has to overdrive the car to get it to perform. Ultimately it's the car and probably the tradeoff between downforce and speed.
Going to watch later but the answer is yes but because of Ferrari's incompetence.
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And leclerc errors
@@farhanrahman7119 he made two costly mistakes and lost 37 points for himself in total (Imola 12 and France 25). How about the rest?
@@mertcanhacfazloglu4862 this. Charles should be able to afford ~2 mistakes if it weren't for his team
It´s a completely unusual stat that´s for sure.
But as always, context is everything.
I believe his performances on qualifying are very underrated.
His level over a one lap shoot out is competely off the charts in my opinion.
I believe no one other driver on the current grid, since 2019, would have more poles than Leclerc with Ferrari.
Not Max, not even Hamilton hammertime mode would do it.
It´s maybe controversial, but i really believe in that.
In terms of racecraft, Leclerc is not on Max´s level.
But he is not that far away either.
Which makes me think that, if Leclerc drove for RB, with the help of a much more well structured team, maybe he would be able to have many more wins.
His main problem during the races comes down to tyre wear.
I think it is just a natural weakness that comes with his driving style, but also, Ferrari is prone to overcook the tyres as well, and has been for a while now...
this combination, against Max/Checo and RB capability to preserve the tyres, is exposing Charles a lot during the races.
Starting the races in the backfoot like this, more often than not, cause the Ferrari strategists to panic, led them to make silly mistakes they wouldn´t normally do, but because they seem to be always on the edge of breaking apart , they do make them a lot, not only this season, but also in 2021, 2020...
So, i guess Leclerc is still growing as a driver, no doubt the stats are brutal, but they are also hidding the potencial Charles has to be dominant with Ferrari.
Amazing videos as always
tbh i think it is prolly charles just overdriving the car at this point
Remember, he did beat him in equal machinery. ;-)
don't let this distract you from the fact that Carlos Sainz has 100% pole to win conversion rate
Adrian Newey having a field day designing these new regulation ground effect cars which was his breakfast lunch and dinner back in the day.
Whenever engine development is frozen and aerodynamics becomes the name of the game it's Newey who rises to the top. Always has been, always will be until someone with more knowledge/experience comes along.
The problem is really strategy and reliability issues in terms of the drivers Charles is for sure the number one he’s consistently faster then Carlos but does sometimes make his own mistakes and in terms of Sainz he doesn’t have the outright speed to consistently beat Charles but he’s quick enough to put pace him and out race him from time to time and he’s usually much better in the races then Charles sometimes he can actually over rule Ferraris strategy when he can tell what’s the right tyre or the right time to pit which Leclerc can but doesn’t do. So the drivers aren’t too much of a concern but Ferraris leadership , strategy and reliability issues are happening too often which is letting the team itself down and Mattia doesn’t own up when the team has made a mistake even nico rosberg was right when he said “even f2 and f3 teams make better strategy decisions” so until Ferrari get these issues sorted they will never be able to contend for championships.
Yeah but still, Charles is great in 1 lap, over the full race though he is middle of the pack at the best of times, maybe he will get better with time but as it stands blaming ferarri or the car is just wrong.
Also saying Bottas is a saturday driver is just wrong on so many levels, his low pole percentage is mainly because mercedes forced him to be a supporting driver for lewis, he's still rapid on sundays, something you can't say for Leclerc
the problem for Leclerc actually most of the time is the strategy calls. I mean just name a few: Monaco 2022, Silverstone 2022, Hungary 2022 which their rival even Merc laugh their heads off even Max was thinking why the hell they on Hards??!
@@johnlau6749 Yes Ferraris strategy team is awful, but it doesn't change the fact that their main driver cant compete with any of the other top drivers in terms of race pace, even on the same strategy
@@jkae4795 that's another thing but even when u swap leclerc with lewis for example, Lewis's race still screwed by awful strategy calls. In other words, regardless u got star drivers or not, strategy calls decide everything actually
What about Sainz tire wear?
For Valtteri you forgot to mention “Valtteri it’s James”……. I mean it even became a meme.
I love the way everyone mentions Ferraris way to circumvent the rules but nobody ever mentions how Mercedes were so fast with their reintroduction of oil burning, the FIA had to step in and reduce the amount of oil available but Mercedes were allowed to burn more oil as the rules only effected new engines that were introduced, hence their superior straight line speed.
The drivers do very little to develop the car, they can specify stiffness, damping, wing angles, basic limited adjustments. If it was like you say about great drivers being able to work with the team and develop a car, how is it Hamilton, the most successful driver of all time and George
Robot-ussell can’t improve their current car?
LeClercs problems are mainly from Ferraris clownery, there’s only so much a driver can do when he’s racing against the entire grid and his own team is sabotaging his efforts. If Ferrari had a competent team like red bull or Mercedes the drivers championship would still be on.
If every car Charles has driven has problems with tire wear… maybe it’s time to address his ability to save tire?
One way to solve it put Charles in a Mercedes or redbull he'll have a better conversion rate. Still highly rate Charles and think he could challenge for championship if ferrari can sort themselves out.
As a Red Bull fan I like that idea, let Leclerc and Russell take points of each other.
Me to would be quality viewing to see that happen week in week out.
I actually think that the tire degradation and results is partially in Charles hands because I think he pushes so hard and damages the tires, but he probably pushes because that is the only way he can extract enough performance to keep pace with the Red Bull. In Imola and Paul Picard he pushed too hard and made mistakes that cost him big points. In Spain and Azerbaijan his engine blew and Canada he suffered knock on effects for an engine penalty from Baku. At Monaco, Silverstone and Hungary his race was compromised by strategy. I think on the whole, the Ferrari team and car were not ready to challenge for a championship. Red Bull and Mercedes have both been through the crucible of a season long battle for a championship that hardens a team, tempers it for the long war that is an F1 season. Ferrari as a race team are not on that level yet. Charles only won one race where Max also finished the race. His other two wins were at races where Max had engine failures.
Senna has a record of 65 poles and 31 victories, I believe, and won 3 championships. Maybe you’re looking at this the wrong way: maybe Charles can come up with exceptional single laps with an inferior car, and during the race the other drivers with better cars beat him?
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Leclerc is easily championship material. Ok these stats from a first look are horrific, but look again at single races… bahrain 2019 (engine failure), singapore 2019 (vettel preferred strategy), monaco 21 (not started), baku 21 (no pace to win). And then 22 with Spain and Baku dnfs, Hungary with Ferrari masterclass, Monza with no pace to win. Surely Leclerc is THE driver of the saturday, and Max (for example) is more a race driver, but most of the time Charles could not do anything better.
If Leclerc isn't making mistakes under pressure and if he has the balls to tell his team otherwise
I think some of Charles not winning from pole is Ferrari and their horrendous strategy calls. And well Charles binned a couple of times. Let’s call it 70/30.
It's unfortunate that Max's brilliance is shadowing his performance. Max is Good, forget 2022 season. 2021 he showed us what he can do to Hamilton in his supposedly faster car.
Two things:
1. Charles needs to be more assertive than he was last season entering 2023. If he can't be more than assertive, then there's nothing in this world that Ferrari can do but to let him and Carlos duke it out on track. He needs to show to Ferrari that he IS the guy and he should be brave enough to tell his team that Carlos will always play second fiddle to him since he is the chosen one to don the Scarlet Reds of Maranello.
2. Ferrari needs to fix their shit together both from the inside and out. They cannot fuck their drivers in terms of track planning, internal management, car development and engineering, driver priority, and overall team chemistry. If they cannot let Charles know that he is being taken cared of and not competing against his teammate for points.
As a Leclerc fan I'd rather see him start on pole every race. I think it will always mean a higher chance of victory, or at least he will be in the race for the win. If he ends his career with 60 plus pole positions it will be no laughing matter.
It will be a laughing matter if he still has only 5 wins.
@@Bullpit2 but that would be very unlikely
Anyone else find it weird the way the mechanic grabs Charles here at 10:53. Lol
The hair stroke omg 🤣😭
Leclerc ain’t perfect, but he’s very talented and will likely grow. Ferrari have let him down countless times and I think he should push for a move to Mercedes when his current contract runs out.
Don't understand why people would call Leclerc a pole merchand when clearly he hasn't had the car underneath him to achieve much more in races, mostly due to its tyre deg. Yes, he bottled it in France, but that was one race, and not a guaranteed win either. When the car has been capable (Monaco, Silverstone 2022), the team strategists haven't. It's not like he himself is a serial bottler, so given equal machinery, he'll undoubtedly convert way more poles.
Verstappen is literally the opposite of this..he has 34 wins and what? 20 Poles?
In short NO! This is more a Ferrari issue and not a Leclerc issue. The Ferrari car is just really good on one lap performance but struggles on race pace as the car is abusive on tires. Sainz seems to have similar issues in most cases as well so I think this is just a car characteristic. Charles has made some mistakes but overall done a honorable job and has been his first real attempt at going for regular wins. He is still pretty young and the RBR car is just a better "race" car.