Excuse me, McLaren, good afternoon

Yesterday, Charles Leclerc stole a victory from him that in any case he should not have lost. McLaren. The Monegasque excelled at home with a perfect race, believed from the start, maximized the performance of his car, competitive in monzaand taking advantage of the massive gift from the orange team. Charles headed to victory with confidence and style in which the tiktok fashionable, Christian Venturaserving ‘tifosi’ on a plate, with the little finger outstretched, a joy that can save the season of those in red.

Although it probably won’t be the last. Ferrari debuted a new floor and many evolutions at Monza which is to take a step forward. It is too early to draw conclusions as we have to wait for more representational clues. But for now, in the next races, at Baku and Singapore (where Sainz won last year) Ferrari should aim for everything because those circuits with unique characteristics fit them like a glove.

But let’s go back to what happened in Monza. Due to McLaren’s failures and a perfect race, Charles Leclerc passed Norris when he saw the door opened by the Englishman’s teammate Piastri when he passed the Briton. Charles saw the opportunity and didn’t think twice. “Excuse me, good afternoon,” he said as he passed Lando a second time. And from there, he executed the Ferrari plan without mistakes in a moment of maximum pressure, again, for the wings McLaren gave him by inexplicably stopping Piastri. Charles did not stop and made the ‘papayas’ blush. Chapeau, Charles. Well done, Ferrari.

The inexplicable

McLaren, enough with the jokes

McLaren showed yesterday that it is not ready to fight for the title. It will be great. They must wake up and mature because what was seen yesterday will not happen again if they want to have the ambition to dethrone Verstappen. Every big team knows there comes a time of year when they must decide on a driver if one of them has more options in the title fight. Otherwise, things like Monza happen. A terrible mockery. Everyone, and the house sweeper.

In Italy, with 9 races remaining, they have Norris 70 points behind the struggling Max and Oscar Piastri 116 points behind. Piastri insisted that he will continue to pursue the crown. But there, at that moment, someone at McLaren, be it Zak Brown or Andrea Stellahe should have sat down with Piastri and explained to him how this thing works in F1. With Lando Norris on pole and Piastri in second position on the grid and with a golden opportunity to fully enter the race for the crown and cutting points from a Verstappen who started 7th, no debate or discussion is possible.

Whether Piastri understands this or not, and even if he or his manager, Mark Webber, got the rebound, it had to be explained to him that, at this point, he had to keep his head down and work for Norris as a squire, defend him against possible attacks from Ferraris and go for the double. The order to be given needs to be clear and concise: unless Lando has problems, if Norris goes through Turn 1 first, the positions must be maintained. Simple.

If Norris had won yesterday, he could have cut 17 or 18 points (with a fast lap). But he finished 3rd and could only shave 8 points off Max.

Piastri inexplicably passed Lando on lap 1. Norris shouldn’t have thought his own teammate would do such a job on him on the first lap, but he did. “It shows that in F1 there are no friends. You can’t trust anyone,” his friend Sainz told the Spanish newspaper. Lando should learn that lesson too.

What I get is that it is possible that McLaren, faced with such a disaster, will want to correct its mistake later in the second stop.

Piastri and Norris were first and second. Lando had to change the tire a second time because it no longer fit. He stopped earlier. They must have thought that this was the perfect opportunity to stop Piastri in the end rather than Lando, thus causing Norris to get closer to fighting Oscar. But they forgot about Ferrari, or maybe they thought they would stop too. Charles did not stop and won.

Another inexplicable mistake they made was, when the race was resolved, They did not ask Piastri to exchange positions with Norris. That means a few more points for Lando. But they didn’t.

Some in the paddock think McLaren don’t want Lando to benefit so Piastri doesn’t get hurt. But in this way, both are hurt. In life there are times when you need to read. And if Piastri gets stung, the only solution is garlic and water. It seems incredible that teams of McLaren’s stature need to be reminded of that the shield is always above any pilot. McLaren forgot he was in power. There is the best car and probably will have it in 2025 as well. A championship car. If Piastri doesn’t like a decision, any driver on the grid will be happy to drive with him.

But it’s not just about that. Sometimes you have to remember. Piastri should be reminded that if it wasn’t for the fact that McLaren bet everything on him when Oscar was at Alpine, the Australian would be driving a mid-table car right now.very far from achievements. We must tell him that his time has not yet come. Let him wait. And if in 2025 he’s better than Lando, he’ll pick the title by then. The management of egos This is one of the most complicated points of leadership of any group of people. It is important to understand each other’s role. And you have to do it at the right time. If not, it may be too late.