"On paper Monza is not positive for us, but I will try everything to do a miracle"

“On paper Monza is not positive for us, but I will try everything to do a miracle” – Charles Leclerc. Charles looks ahead to our home race.

Considering what we saw at the Spa-Francorchamps circuits two rounds ago, the historic Monza straights could become a mountain to climb for Scuderia Ferrari, as the Maranello team returns this weekend to race in front of the Tifosi, for the last round of the triple-header.

The Italian side not only has a significantly lower top speed than Red Bull, but it also seems to have messed up the developments of the hybrid that had instead improved the car starting with the Russian Grand Prix last season. The reunion with the fans fans therefore risks becoming very bitter, as Red Bull and Max Verstappen seem to be in a league of their own at the moment and will do everything to take the record for wins in a season (potentially the Dutchman can achieve 17 victories in 2022, against the 13 wins of Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel).

Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc at least wants to make life difficult for him: while the championship is now completely out of reach, Charles can only hope to take a few wins in the last part of the 2022 Formula 1 campaigns. But in Monza, in his words, a miracle is needed:

“Maybe I could have finished second at Zandvoort, but I would never have been able to beat Max, he was too fast. It’s a relief to be back on the podium, this makes me smile again, but I want to win. I just have to think race by race and in each one try to understand what potential there is”, said the Ferrari driver after the 2022 Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday – “Now I think Mercedes is a threat to us, it will be a difficult final part of the championship. In theory, Monza is not a good track for our characteristics, but we are motivated and we will push the car to the maximum. We will try anything to do a miracle in our home race. On paper Monza is not positive for us, but I will try to change the paper (laughs) and winning at home would be beautiful. I can’t wait to see our tifosi again!”