The Canadian Grand Prix was a disappointment for Scuderia Ferrari, with both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz forced to retire from the race at the 4.361-kilometre Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal.
Despite the unexpected outcome, the Maranello team and Charles Leclerc remain second in their respective championship standings. However, McLaren and Lando Norris have closed the gap significantly on both the Scuderia and the Monegasque driver. Ferrari stated they would conduct an in-depth analysis to ensure this race remains an isolated incident in an otherwise promising season.
Charles Leclerc faced power unit issues from the start and was in damage control mode until a pit stop reset resolved the problem. By that time, he had already been lapped, making it pointless to continue accumulating mileage without any hope of scoring points.
Former Ferrari engineer Luigi Mazzola spoke on Race Anatomy about the reliability issues faced by the Maranello team in Canada, trying to understand their nature.
Luigi Mazzola’s analysis at the end of the Canadian Grand Prix
This is the comment from the former Ferrari engineer: “Something must have happened, and I don’t think it’s in the setups or in interpreting the track. Obviously, they are suffering from something because I am convinced they are the third force, but not so far behind. There must be something that is difficult to see from the outside, or maybe they are safeguarding the components, not being able to extract maximum performance. I don’t think it’s a problem of aerodynamics, efficiency, or setups; because by the ninth Grand Prix, it would have already been seen.” – the Italian pointed out.
“Something is escaping them, and somehow it’s limiting them. Furthermore, Carlos Sainz also did not have performance. So, if there was an engine problem on one side [with Leclerc, ed.], in theory, there isn’t on the other side. But the car is not performing, it’s not balanced. The drivers are driving at the limit, but clearly something is missing. I wouldn’t want it to be precisely a reliability issue,” concluded Luigi Mazzola, who has won 14 world titles in Ferrari.
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