Original title: Indecision! If Ferrari does not decide on the number one driver sooner, the championship will go straight to the head!
Ferrari's series of operations left Leclerc passive.
After the F1 British Grand Prix, Leclerc did not seize the opportunity to close the score after Verstappen rolled into debris on the track and suffered a car failure, closing the point gap by only 6 points. The reason for this was firstly because of Scuderia Ferrari's strategy mistakes in the final safety car stage, and secondly, because the team's ambiguous attitude greatly reduced the effectiveness of the team's instructions and could not effectively control Sainz.
Sainz seems to have become Scuderia Ferrari's "inner ghost".
Throughout the F1 British race, Scuderia Ferrari's Sainz had a clear effect on Leclerc's speed. This behavior doesn't seem like what a teammate should be, especially when your teammate is competing with a competitor for the championship. Sainz has mostly made decisions in favour of rival Red Bull, so he is more of an "inner ghost" for Red Bull Racing.
In this case, if Scuderia Ferrari had not decided on the position of No. 1 driver earlier, it would not have been able to compete for the drivers' championship with a more strategically executed Red Bull team.
Sainz made a mistake and was overtaken by Verstappen.
On lap 10, Sainz made a line error, and he dashed off the track slightly, being overtaken by Verstappen behind him. In this case, he can let Leclerc, who is faster behind him, pass in order to catch up with Verstappen in front. He didn't, although Verstappen had to pit for the next two laps because he had crushed the pieces. But if Verstappen is nothing else, there is no doubt that Leclerc will lose a lot of time to being suppressed by Sainz.
Leclerc chased after Sainz.
Sure enough, five laps later, Leclerc chased him very close behind Sainz. This was still with damage to his front wing, but Sainz did not choose to give up Leclerc, who was more advantageous in the points behind him, but chose to run his own pace. This approach undoubtedly cost Leclerc time behind him, who was quickly being chased by Hamilton behind him.
Leclerc was anxious.
After a lap, Leclerc couldn't wait, complaining to the team in TR: "What should I do, my race is being beaten... (Ruined). The meaning was obvious, his teammates clearly blocked his advance, signaling for him to pass.
Ferrari's response was not indicative.
Ferrari's response was ambiguous, reassuring Leclerc that he would push Sainz and telling Sainz in TR to run faster. But there was no mention of the team's instructions to give the car, which gave Sainz more decision-making power to some extent, although it was detrimental to competing for the driver's championship.
Sainz didn't choose to give up the car.
Until the first pit stop, Sainz did not choose to cede the track position to his teammates, which also set the tone for his behavior of not giving up the car throughout the race.
Ferrari made another mistake when it came to changing tyres.
And on Leclerc's first pit stop, Scuderia Ferrari once again made a serious mistake. They did not replace Leclerc's damaged front nose, which allowed him to lose more time on the track. This is a lot more than the loss of five or six seconds more than replacing the nose wing. It can be said that the Ferrari team's wishful thinking has once again failed, which directly led to Leclerc's passivity in the final safety car stage on the issue of whether to enter the stop.
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Scuderia Ferrari's instructions were once again ambiguous.
When the race reached thirty laps, Leclerc once again caught up with Sainz in front. The Scuderia Ferrari once again demonstrated their ambiguity in the team instructions, telling Sainz to increase the lap to less than 1:32.2 or switch places, while signaling that Leclerc could overtake. And Sainz replied, give me another lap. It is clear that Scuderia Ferrari's directives do not contain any mandatory words, which makes them non-binding. Although Sainz gave way on the next lap, Sainz will definitely choose to make another comeback when given the opportunity.
Scuderia Ferrari ultimately did not arrange for Leclerc to pit out.
After AuCom penalized the safety car by a car failure, problems arose when Ferrari had not previously replaced Leclerc's front wing. If the front wing is replaced at the pit stop, it will definitely fall out of position, and it may even fall behind Perez; If the pit stop only changes the tire and Hamilton does not enter, it will fall behind Hamilton; If the two-car pit stop, Sainz may fall behind Hamilton due to the loss of time; In this way, letting Leclerc not pit and Sainz pit may be the best option in front of Ferrari.
Scuderia Ferrari asked Sainz to press the car.
However, in this case, Leclerc, who did not make a pit stop to change tires, was clearly in a very unfavorable situation. Scuderia Ferrari also saw this problem and the solution was to tell Sainz to press ten bodies away from Leclerc before the safety car opened. However, what Ferrari did not expect was that Sainz apparently did not follow the team's instructions and resolutely chose to overtake his teammate Leclerc. This is not surprising, after all, Scuderia Ferrari's instructions were ambiguous throughout the race, and it was too late to sacrifice Sainz at this time. What's more, Sainz still has a good chance to fight for the championship, and anyone will make such a decision.
Sainz did not follow the team's instructions, choosing to overtake Leclerc.
Without the assistance of his teammates, Leclerc, who did not change his tyres, appeared very passive after the game resumed. The car struggled on the track, being overtaken by Perez and Hamilton who followed. Even at the end of the race, he was almost overtaken by Alpine's Alonso and McLaren's Norris. Leclerc, in this case, was simply reduced to Sainz's wingman.
Monaco's mistake gave Leclerc the title.
It turns out that behind this series of problems is the result of Ferrari's strategy and the inability to effectively control Sainz. In fact, this is not the first time this has happened to Scuderia Ferrari this season. At the Monaco Grand Prix, Ferrari made the same mistakes in both of these ways, resulting in a poor result that turned Leclerc's pole position into a fourth place.
It is very important for Ferrari to confirm the number one driver as soon as possible.
It can be said that if Scuderia Ferrari does not determine the number one driver sooner, this season's championship will definitely be handed over to Red Bull Racing, which has a higher execution and a more tacit cooperation. In fact, even with a clear distinction between the number one and second drivers, Scuderia Ferrari has no shortage of losing the championship due to strategic mistakes. Therefore, if Scuderia Ferrari continues like this, it will basically wave goodbye to this season's drivers' championship.
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