In his usual commentary for the Italian daily newspaper Il Corriere della Sera, Giorgio Terruzzi analyzed the main events of the Formula 1 weekend in Spain, focusing particularly on the situation within Ferrari, Red Bull, and Mercedes. Here is an excerpt of his thoughts.
Giorgio Terruzzi’s commentary:
“A red spin. There is only one driver ahead of Carlos Sainz, 2nd; there is only one driver behind Charles Leclerc, 19th. However, the glass is half empty because it is not a novelty to see Ferrari on the front row, but it was unprecedented to witness Charles so subdued in qualifying,” Giorgio Terruzzi begins, commenting on the bittersweet outcome for the Prancing Horse in the qualifying session for the 2023 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.
Referring to the “unfortunate” afternoon of the Monegasque driver, he points out: “A somewhat mysterious incident in its dynamics, but the key theme remains suspended since the interventions introduced in Barcelona are directed not on Saturday but on Sunday.” The race in Catalonia represents a crucial appointment in view of the near future of the Maranello team. Giorgio Terruzzi writes: “Today is the day of judgment, within a Formula 1 that has never been so anomalous.”
“The superiority of Verstappen is so overwhelming that it channels all enthusiasm, suffering, and discussions into a highly populated second tier, taken for granted. It is a collective removal. Necessary to transform chronic consolations into ‘enormous’ satisfactions, just to treat the World Championship as a living thing. Some help to the emotional aspect comes from those who do not follow the script. Sergio Perez commits a number of blunders capable of halving Red Bull’s impact force. At the moment he found himself close to the top, he lost the plot, in Monte Carlo, in Spain yesterday,” adds the journalist, who then shifts focus to Mercedes.
“They have technical puzzles to solve similar to those at Ferrari; where they get distracted as it happens on the Ferrari pit wall. If a collision had occurred between the two Maranello drivers, right on the straight, in the heart of qualifying, like what happened to the Russell-Hamilton pair yesterday, you can imagine the uproar, as they say in Oxford. Instead, the controversy was instantly deflated by Sir Lewis, while Toto Wolff, the team boss, is in a completely different position from those leading the red brigade,” he emphasizes.
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The final remark returns to Ferrari: “Fred Vasseur expressed satisfaction with the new aerodynamic package. Yesterday. This means aiming for second place today, capitalizing on Alonso’s rare mistake in front of his fans; keeping up with Hamilton; maintaining the pace, above all, until the end. With Leclerc out of contention, it is up to Carlos Sainz to fill the glass, provide some beer, some vivacity from a high-ranking position. The second tier, for now, with thoughts of a future promotion.” – the Italian journalist concluded ahead of the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix.
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