Giorgio Terruzzi feels Ferrari 'stuck in a technical stalemate that does not disappear'

Fifth race, fifth win: Red Bull confirmed in Miami that they have the fastest car on the grid by dominating the weekend from start to finish. Unfortunately, in Florida, another certainty emerged: Scuderia Ferrari is not there, contrary to what one might have expected after the encouraging signs from the Prancing Horse at the Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan. This is what Formula 1 journalist Giorgio Terruzzi writes in his usual Monday analysis for Italian daily newspaper Il Corriere della Sera.

Giorgio Terruzzi’s comments

“After the podium in Baku, we were waiting for the Miami race for a confirmation on the consistency of an eagerly awaited Ferrari recovery. Well, the balance sheet contains a reversal of trend that leaves us with a deep disappointment,” begins Giorgio Terruzzi. Then he adds: “Carlos Sainz fought, made some mistakes, and once again received a penalty, this time for speeding in the pit lane.” – he pointed out

“Charles Leclerc crashed twice in practice and qualifying and then sailed in the back in a mysterious, permanent distress. Not only that. In Azerbaijan, we were hopeful about the second place in the constructors’ standings, but in Florida, there was a clear downsizing with Aston Martin and Mercedes, albeit with only Fernando Alonso’s and George Russell’s cars.” – Giorgio Terruzzi continued.

In short, the updates made to the SF-23 cars do not seem to have worked. So much so that Ferrari “seems to be stuck in a technical stalemate that does not disappear, while the hope of seeing a decent challenge from the Maranello team in this World Championship fades from race to race,” emphasizes the journalist. “Because winning is out of the question. This was demonstrated once again by Red Bull, who put out a perfect performance that was out of reach. So much so that it allowed for a battle between the two drivers, as was the case at Mercedes with the Hamilton-Rosberg pair. A palliative, make no mistake, with all due respect for “Mr. Mexico and Clouds,” Sergio Perez, who has tools that are not good enough to challenge the talent, hunger, and fury of Mr. Max. Whose performance never wavers. In short, two separate fronts within each competition. The more animated one concerns 18 cars out of 20, with a sort of shared fashion that shows us a festival of disconcerting fair play.”

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In this regard, Giorgio Terruzzi concludes: “These drivers are all friends, very gentlemen, woe to them if they quarrel. This results in an excess of “please, be my guest” when an attack arrives. Ok, wide open wings, tires to save, and the whole song. But there is a mixture of perplexity and nostalgia for some ugly, dirty, and bad champion of the good old days. Waiting for counter examples, of course, at least from Fernando Alonso, the last cowboy, one who should not have forgotten the atmosphere of the saloons.” – he concluded at the end of the Miami Grand Prix.