Ferrari and F1 World Championship: the statistics that give fans hope

Ferrari and F1 World Championship: the statistics that give fans hope. The word "F1 World Championship" is no longer a taboo at Ferrari.

The word “World Championship” is no longer a taboo at Ferrari: now there is even a precedent that brings a smile to both the statistics and the fans (but only those who aren’t superstitious).

After the double victory in the United States Grand Prix at the Austin circuit and the Mexico City Grand Prix, Ferrari now knows that the word “World Championship” is no longer forbidden, and the fans can let themselves dream. In fact, this dream has become reality, considering that just a few weeks ago, talking about the Championship might have seemed quite foolish.

Now, Ferrari is only 29 points behind McLaren, the current leader of the championship. The gap could have been even smaller if Charles Leclerc hadn’t risked putting his SF-24 into the wall just a few laps from the checkered flag. As a result, Ferrari had to settle for a 1-3 finish, which, two months ago, would have seemed like a dream.

Now, Ferrari can push further and hope to bring home a championship that has been missing for years. On this note, there’s a detail that the most observant fans may have noticed, especially those who love the strangest coincidences.

That strange comparison with the 2008 Formula 1 championship…
Ferrari hadn’t won more than one race with both drivers in years. Specifically, for 16 years. Yes, exactly since that distant 2008, the year of the last Constructors’ Championship celebrated in Maranello. That year, Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen brought home a championship that many fans remember with a bittersweet taste.

2008 was, in fact, the year of the championship lost by Massa on the very last corner of the final race. In that case, a certain Lewis Hamilton managed to overtake Timo Glock, securing the position that earned him the first of his seven world titles.

But it’s not that bitterness that interests fans now. They’re more interested in the coincidence that both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have managed to win more than one race each during the season, hoping this bodes well for the last four rounds of the 2024 Formula 1 championship.