Only one lap with used tires in Q2 to preserve a new set of tires for the race that promises to be severe for the Ferrari F1-75 in terms of tire management, a spin at the end of a first run in space Q3 and then a perfect lap with just one effort available. Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc walked on a very thin thread in the qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix, without a net to ‘save’ any falls, but the world championship leader also allowed himself a somersault on that rope and at the end of the ‘number’ he arrived on the platform number 1 for the fourth time on Saturday in six races from this early 2022.
‘Ferrari flies higher with acrobat Leclerc’ is the opening title of Italian daily newspaper Il Corriere della Sera regarding the pages dedicated to sport. “Charles Leclerc, a driver who spins on a very thin ridge, at the cost of making a mistake, aware of having strong nerves to the point of deriving a grain of wisdom from the error, of more speed – writes Giorgio Terruzzi in his editorial – more similar to Schumi or to the best Alonso than Villeneuve, generous and wicked. His mistakes, fresh and in memory, seem to be sacrifices necessary to grasp a consequent concreteness. Like a centaur who falls and rises again. A unique piece.”
‘Charles Leclerc’s moment’ is instead the title featured in today’s edition of La Repubblica which writes: “Charles’ sense for the moment. Pole to Leclerc, head, cold heart and raw talent, with just one lap, the last, the Monegasque makes a bonfire of his vanities […] Perfect strategy in leaving Charles in the pits in Q2 in the second attempt to save him a set of tires in view of the race: today the start will count, in Barcelona it is crucial, but also knowing how to manage the tires on a burning asphalt “.
‘Leclerc with special effects’ is instead the page of La Gazzetta dello Sport, which defines Charles Leclerc as ‘monsieur samedi’, or ‘Mr. Saturday’ given that once again the Monegasque was unstoppable for the competition in Qualifying. With the thirteenth pole in red, Leclerc has already passed Sebastian Vettel who had stopped at 12, Max Verstappen has only one more, but in terms of race victories he has already won 23, against Charles Leclerc’s ‘only’ four, and above all, he has one title. To shorten these two statistics, the race work must now be completed.
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