Today was a epic strategic error by binotto. He is going to be crucified in the italian press tomorrow. Its 10 races into the season, everything should be done to ensure leclerc gets as many points as possible to stand any chance of competing for the WDC.
If ferrari lose the wdc and constructors this season, binotto should lose his job. It was utterly awful strategic calls by ferrari today. Embrassing for a f1 team at the sharp end. Horner was asked the question today if he would have made the same calls as binotto if he was in binttos shoes with his drivers and his answer was no.
Sainz may have had a good day today, but he simply doesnt have the talent to go tow to tow with max in similar performance machinery. A few to, but sainz isnt one of them.
Ferrari are gift wrapping the title for max, to be fair he doesnt need them to as the RB is a sensational package this season.
I agree with this. My only gripe in this thread is the strange bitterness towards Sainz as useless when he's actually closer to his team mate than any other top team, and has outscored him 3 races in a row. He's due his seat on merit.
In terms of the championship, yes Ferrari are ballsing it up. Their tactical calls are staggering and not just towards Leclerc - Monaco was beyond belief but the '10 car lengths' order they gave Sainz today was so dumb. They are just experts in throwing it away.
But also I hate team orders, I'd love for them to be banned and for it to somehow be enforceable. If your driver is good enough, he'll win it without being gifted it by virtue of just being better over a season than everyone else. RB telling Perez to let Max by twice in the same race, Leclerc asking his team to gift it to him today, Hamilton at Mercedes countless times etc. If you can't do it on your own, you don't deserve it and it's a joke to have your team tell your partner to let you win, and then talk as if you deserve it. I can't imagine the embarrassment I'd feel if at a Sunday league if my mate had an open net 7 times in the season and the manager forced him to pass it to me so I could score and then I tried claiming I was the best player in the league because I had a load of goals. I do like the way that McLaren handled it recently though, 'ok if you think you're faster and data seems to indicate it then we'll give you the chance but if you can't make anything of it then we're going to give it back.' Drivers will always complain they're faster even if they're not so at least fair is fair in that regard.
So I hate team orders but as long as they exist and Mercedes/Red Bull won't hesitate to use them then yeah Ferrari need to sort their shit out if they plan to win a WDC. The tactical calls that Ferrari make around pitstops for example are just staggeringly bad and I don't understand how they come to some of the conclusions that they do. The number of calls they've tried to make this year where their drivers push back because they're stupid and they're like 'ok no problem thanks we'll come back to you', Jesus. At least at Mercedes when Hamilton questions the strategy they give him the reasoning. Ferrari just crumble and say 'ok nevermind' so I can't work out what they're using to make them believe in the calls they're making.