Just a few days until the cars hit the track at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the Friday practice sessions ahead of the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix, but unfortunately Scuderia Ferrari double retirement last weekend in Azerbaijan, with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc having to end their race respectively on lap nine and twenty-one, is still very much a topic of discussion. The Spaniard’s F1-75 suffered a hydraulic failure, while the Monegasque driver had to retire due to a power unit breakdown, as the Maranello team is trying to understand the causes of this new engine failure after the one in Spain just two races ago.
Ralf Schumacher, however, is not convinced that Ferrari will be able to solve their problems in time for the Canadian Grand Prix.
Ralf Schumacher’s comments about Ferrari ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix
Analyzing the situation at Ferrari in his column for Sky Sports, the former German driver first stated: “Ferrari suffered a nightmare with the retirement of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in Baku. One of the causes could be a poor supply of materials. But it could also be that the engines are overheated and have a shorter life than expected. Ferrari’s reliability is bad, it must be said. The situation is dramatic and Mattia Binotto has a difficult job. After the good start, first the drivers’ consistency dropped and then they had technical problems. All at a time when, in terms of potential, the World Championship could have been won… “.
Then he added: “They have to find a solution quickly, but I don’t think the Scuderia can solve their problems before the Canadian GP.”
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Finally, focusing on the fight for the world titles, he concluded: “I think we will see some good fights in the near future. Red Bull had bad luck at the beginning of the season, no one is immune to retirements. The cars are more fragile because the stress is very high” – Ralf Schumacher concluded.
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