After winning in Australia, Charles Leclerc’s lead in the individual standings has grown to 34 points, and Ferrari is ahead of Mercedes in the Constructors’ Championship by 39 points. Of course, all sorts of failures of rivals contributed to this: Red Bull Racing is failing equipment, and Mercedes still cannot achieve the desired speed from the new car.
There is no doubt that these teams will gradually sort out their problems and add, so the task of Ferrari is not to lose the gained advantage and choose the right tactics in order to continue to stay ahead.
At the same time, Leclerc is doing much more successfully than Carlos Sainz, who has 38 points less than his partner. However, Mattia Binotto, the head of the Scuderia, believes that the difficulties that prevented the Spanish racer in Australia will only make him stronger, and Carlos will still be able to recoup.
But Timo Glock, a former Formula 1 driver and now an expert on Sky Deutschland, believes that Ferrari will soon bet on Leclerc: “Charles is doing just fine, and it’s clear that within the team the leader will be given priority status quite early. I am sure that Ferrari will very soon bet on Charles in certain situations.
Leclerc is the leader of the championship, Carlos Sainz is 38 points behind him. I think it is already quite clear how the Italians will act in the future.
Another ex-Formula 1 driver, Ralf Schumacher, commented on the situation at Red Bull Racing: “I think their problems are related to the excess weight of the car, it exacerbates tire wear and affects the braking performance in corners.
Ferrari has a lighter car on its own, and they can achieve optimal chassis balance by changing the ballast, which of course gives them a big advantage because their car’s center of gravity is lower.”
Glock also shared his thoughts on why there was less overtaking in Australia than the organizers of the race might have wanted following the extensive reconstruction of the track: “Formula 1 is moving in the right direction with the transition to a new generation of cars. Of course, there will always be tracks on which it is difficult to overtake even with such machines – that’s what we saw in Melbourne.
Nevertheless, there were overtakings, and the cars might drive closely one following another. In the past, things were much worse in this regard. And I think that the main problem during the race was related to the tires. If it weren’t for the rubber and the tendency for it to degrade too intensively, the fight on the track would have been even sharper.”
