Sainz and Leclerc, notice to navigators

A warning occurred on Saturday. If everyone fights separately, they can’t Verstappen. They say the union makes the force. That should stick ferrari this Sunday at Austria. In a layout that is theoretically in favor of Maxthat the Dutchman came out first, with a good chance of increasing his lead in the world (he has a 44-point advantage Leclerc and 56 vs. sainz before the 11th appointment of 22 total course), ferrari should be more than ever an attacking group Max in the race today (3 pm/DAZN F1)

This is clear in Silverstone a week ago. There, Leclerc paddle alone in his favor and ferrariin a tense environment, fails to attempt to benefit Charlesfinally left in a better position Carlos. The Italian team was shot in the ass, Charles left with great anger and the Italian press criticized the team.

Now, a week later, after all that has been said about what Ferrari should do to Sainz and Leclerc, the Italians need to be more precise with their instructions and take the ‘bull’ by the horns.

Yesterday, in the sprint race, the battle between Leclerc and Sainz allowed Verstappen to take the perfect mattress to win, get 8 extra points and be the first position on the grid for today. Sainz proved faster in the beginning, but Leclerc didn’t miss him. After the race, Monegasque argued that he was managing the wheels to attack Max in the end. Sorry or not, then, Ferrari made a mistake in not letting Carlos know. Or conversely, if Carlos wanted to choose the attack to the maximum, Ferrari should have asked Charles to let him pass and give the Spaniard a chance, the same he had asked several times over the radio at the last Leclerc Grand Price. after Sainz.

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In other words, there was again a lack of clarity in decision making. Silverstone’s ‘freedom to fight’ is worth it. But be careful, because it could be a ‘free battle’ where Ferrari has more to beat than win. What happened yesterday should serve as a warning to him again. of notice. The team should use what happened last week and this Saturday in a positive way, so as not to make the same mistake: If your two pilots bet on a different strategy, in any case one of them should not prevent the other. And of course: the approach of one should not affect the other.

We say this because of Silverstonein the first career stint, the insistence of Leclerc for Sainz to pass, the team asked that Carlos He entered the pit early to make his first stop and it compromised his second stint. Should something like this happen again, the team should not be afraid to tell one of its drivers to stand up to see if one is actually faster. And if not, return to that position. All, so as not to lose a second or compromise the trial of one of his two men.

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That’s called team riding. Work together together. Head together towards your goal. But for this, the wall must take the reins with strong determination and no hesitation and it must be discussed first with each of its pilots.

“I hope”

This Sunday, Ferrari has the option to show that it can. And his chances of success went through that unit. Charles and Carlos know this. “I hope…”Leclerc said when asked if the two would work together to chase Max into the race this Sunday. “We have to find ways to get him out of that comfort zone that he seems to be in right now and between the two of us try and do different things and go for him.”Sainz said, taught different techniques, each to him, to maximize his individual results.

That collaboration is clearly visible at Red Bull. In some races, we saw Pérez miss Verstappen because he was faster and had a different approach. The team had to read for a pilot and did it with Max. Ferrari is lacking in doing so. He didn’t want to choose and it was even worse.

This Sunday, Sainz and Leclerc will try again. What seems clear is that the fight will not be repeated like yesterday. Nor is the tension through Silverstone radio. No more mistakes like Monaco. There are no mistakes that Sainz needs to correct. And Leclerc should know how to better read strategies and stop his team in case they make a mistake at the crucial moment. Too much polish and a career ahead that could cause more tension, or conversely, give Binotto and the company a break.