After the home defeat in Monza, there was a heated debate among Ferrari fans as to whether a different tire strategy would not have led to success. Sky GP expert Timo Glock (40) knows the answer.
Whistles and boos following the Italian Grand Prix. Many Ferrari fans were disappointed that the Reds failed to win once more and that the Grand Prix ended under Yellow. The Ferrari Festival at 100 years of Monza racetrack was prevented by the best man of the 2022 Formula 1 season: Max Verstappen.
The 40-year-old Timo Glock from Lindenfels stood in the middle of the hustle and bustle as the Formula 1 expert of our German colleagues from Sky and says in his review of the Italian GP: “That was another Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Show! This combination seems unbeatable at the moment.”
“Many fans were hoping for an exciting fight, as Charles Leclerc was able to start the race from pole position and Verstappen only from 7th place on the grid. But then he was in second place following lap 4, and in the As a result, it became clearer that he might simply drive at a higher pace than Leclerc. Of course, Ferrari noticed that too.”
This leads back to the fan discussion, and Timo Glock goes deeper: “Ferrari had to try something different, and they did that when the ‘Virtual Safety Car’ came out because of Vettel’s broken-down car and the Italians scheduled a pit stop. As a result, it was clear to Leclerc that he now had to drive 40 laps on the medium-hard Pirelli tires. This made the task very difficult once morest Verstappen, who stayed out until lap 25 on soft tyres. So Max might not only have shown more speed in the second racing segment, but also the fresher rollers. »
“Ferrari had to try something else strategically: a second stop in the hope of another safety car. That happened promptly, but unfortunately too late from Ferrari’s point of view and without a restart.”
“So was Ferrari’s two-stop strategy a mistake? I don’t think so. We know the radio message from Red Bull Racing that Leclerc had more problems with the rear left tire than Verstappen. So you were simply forced to act.”
“Verstappen can mathematically become world champion in Singapore. If everything goes normally and Ferrari and Leclerc don’t have any technical problems, Max won’t make it there yet. Ferrari, I’m quite sure, will be good enough in Singapore to be at least second or third. And then the decision is adjourned.”
Italian Grand Prix, Autodromo Nazionale Monza
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:20:27,511 h
02. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +2,446 sec
03. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +3,405
04. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, +5,061
05. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +5,380
06. Sergio Perez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, +6,091
07. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +6.207
08. Pierre Gasly (F), AlphaTauri, +6,396
09. Nyck de Vries (NL), Williams, +7.122
10. Guanyu Zhou (RC), Alfa Romeo, +7,910
11. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, +8,323
12. Mick Schumacher (D), Haas, +8,549
13. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +1 Rde
14. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri, +1 Rde
15. Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams, +1 Rde
16. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1 Rde
Out
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), McLaren, engine trouble
Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, Energy Recovery
Fernando Alonso (E), Alpine, water loss, engine overheats
Sebastian Vettel (D), Aston Martin, energy recovery
Championship status (following 16 of 22 races)
driver
01. Verstappen 335 points
02. Leclerc 219
03. Pérez 210
04. Russell 203
05. Sainz 187
06. Hamilton 168
07. Norris 88
08. Ocon 66
09. Alonso 59
10. Bottas 46
11. Gasly 22
12. Magnussen 22
13. Vettel 20
14. Ricciardo 19
15. Schumacher 12
16. Tsunoda 11
17. Zhou 6
18. Stroll 5
19. Albon 4
20. DeVries 2
21. Latif 0
22. Nico Hülkenberg (D) 0
Constructors’ Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 545 Punkte
02. Ferrari 406
03. Mercedes 371
04. Alpine 125
05. McLaren 107
06. Alfa Romeo 52
07. Haas 34
08. AlphaTauri 33
09. Aston Martin 25
10. Williams 6