Charles Leclerc's Ferrari Dream 'will be questioned'
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- Ferrari's Imola upgrades must favour Charles Leclerc or else Carlos Sainz could raise questions about the future of the team's golden boy of 2019.
Charles Leclerc's Ferrari career faces a critical turning point as he prepares for a pivotal 2024 season. With Ferrari eyeing Lewis Hamilton as a potential new teammate, Leclerc must deliver extraordinary performances to secure his future with the team. This video explores the high-stakes scenario where Ferrari's faith in Leclerc appears to be wavering, highlighted by their interest in Hamilton. We dive into the implications of new car upgrades and the intense rivalry with Carlos Sainz, which could determine Leclerc's standing within Ferrari. How will Ferrari's team-first philosophy balance with Hamilton's individual ambitions, and what does it mean for Leclerc's role? Can Leclerc rise to the challenge and lead Ferrari to glory, or will internal conflicts and Sainz's determination reshape the team's dynamics? Join us as we uncover the complexities of Ferrari's 2024 strategy, the potential for a thrilling championship run, and the critical moments that could define Leclerc's legacy. Watch now to stay updated on all the latest from the world of Formula 1!
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The Leclerc/Hamilton dynamic is going to be a fascinating one to watch. Here we have a 7-time world champion who is coming to Ferrari chasing his 8th world title as well as a talented driver who has been the poster boy for the Scuderia for 5 years now and is still chasing his first world title. Ferrari better be prepared to juggle this pairing in the coming years, it is a recipe for fireworks imo.
I predict Lewis will get all the focus. They paid for him, and Leclerc will always be there in 2029, in their eyes.
They have dropped countless golden boys before - even arguably Shumacher - for a shiny new driver that can "fix all their problems" - same with raikkonen, Alonso, Vettel before Charles.
@@Ryzardwhoever is performing will get the focus. The money doesn't mean anything to Ferrari and Leclerc is the third highest paid driver in F1 already also
You know there going to lots of fireworks and crying 😭 😂. We talking about Lewis here if he not winning cries! If he not number 1 driver in team he going to FLIP 😂. First time team says let them Race can’t wait to listen to the radio
Albon’s contract extended 🎉
Williams needed that after their bad PR as of late.
Well Albon is doing a good job.
Logan needs time out of F1 to build confidence then redeem himself as one of the drivers for Andretti when they eventually bully their way into F1 thanks to the US interference.
Guys albon wont be there next year no joke
@@flatspider he’s just signed a “multi year contract”
I'm still scratching my head how did the person naming the Italian GP guess my crypto wallet passphrase
Italians have a passion for stupid and long names to things. The more Italian words and italian companies in it the better, of course. Absolutely terrible PR.
Most underrated comment 😂
@@MarianoLuagreed!
I mean, beating Leclerc to make a point is Sainz's goal for this season after all, it's to show Ferrari that they should've kept him in the first place
And knowing Ferrari (like with the non-existent protests) they will likely screw him to prevent that.
@@Ryzard He wouldn't be able to anyway
You don't not sign Hamilton if you have the chance. I love both Sainz and Charles and hate that Carlos is gone but let's be real
@@pneumans I had mixed feelings about the transfer initially because I thought Sainz would be a good #2, but looking back at what he's done even before 2024, I realize I was wrong about that. He has to go
Even with Leclerc “struggling” in 2024. He’s been too 4 every race this year and was incredible at the end of 2023
Yes of course. However these upgrades need to cement that trend or else these questions about 2025 will continue.
@@LawVSfor sure.
I wouldn’t say leclerc is struggling this year, he hasn’t had any blunders. Just sainz has been on point
@@CF_Racingwell I'm ready to see Charles lecare become a world champion for Ferrari in 2025 .😊
You're only as good as your last race, so he needs to keep this performance going throughout the season.
Sainz is the only ferrari driver since 1992 to NOT finish in top 4 drivers standing atleast in 1 year during their tenure at ferrari.
But sure ferrari will question their decisions over 1 or 2 wins. Like consistency doesn't matter in this sport.
I find it funny how people still think just because of 1 less than perfect weekend for Max that theres a chance anybody else is getting the title this year lol.
Eh. At the very least it's not too outlandish to assume RBR will be among the first to switch focus to next year(or 2026 pretty much as soon as they can), as they have the most comfortable spot on the grid. Do I think it's likely anyone but Max wins this year (and probably the next)? No. But bigger upsets have happened in this sport.
And while the last race might have been an outlier, I do think RBR's performance advantage keeps shrinking.
Vasseur is the first person since Todt who has managed to get a lot of strong people in Ferrari. If he can get them all pulling in the same direction rather than against each other - as Todt did and everyone since him has failed to do - he can absolutely make them the force they were in the early 2000s.
Rather ironically, it is this team spirit culture that costed them so much success for the last 15 years. Remember, Ferrari purposefully sabotaged Kimi's car in 2008 to fuel Massa's title charge, which ultimately didn't pay off
Im sorry but I dont buy this 2008 narrative you're talking about. Sounds insane dude.
@@howieisboredi saw this in a few f1 iceberg videos and im convinced its true because there's just so much evidence. It's happend because new ferrari sponsor Santander wanted a spanish driver and luca di montezemolo the ferrari ceo disliked kimi, who was hired by his old enemy TP jean todt. They couldn't bring alonso without firing kimi because of a performance clause in his contract so they had to make him look washed
@@ergoproxy-gx2cq di montezemelo was the one who wanted kimi so he cud break the todt, schumacher, brawn trio that was controlling ferrari since the late 1990's
can see it being a heated rivalry tbh, hamilton is going there to win leclerc isnt staying there to be number 2
I think itll be fine. Charles has to much raw pace, and has had the best tyre management this year.
Going to be hart for a 40 year old Lewis to keep up, and add to that a new enviroment
@@dylanburston7453the issue will be the politics of it, and within Ferrari. Leclerc doesn't play the political game as much, and Lewis is pulling in his own guys from Mercades. I think the team will focus Lewis to get number 8 in red, and leave Leclerc for later.
@@Ryzard You shouldn't underestimate Leclerc's agent Nicolas Todt. Big reason why Binotto was fired and Vasseur was hired had to do with Leclerc's dissatisfaction. I think the team will just give them equal chances and it's up to Lewis to constantly beat Leclerc. Then the team will focus on him. If Leclerc outpaces him, that's not gonna be the case.
You don't need both of those drivers in the one team. LEC/SAI was a harmonious driver lineup as is NOR/PIA and BOT/ZHO. It's going to rip the team apart in certain ways and I can't wait to see it all. Expect a few races where they take each other out.
Sainz has always been a good purple patch driver, decent for 4-5 races then dips. Given Freds interview today and him saying they had a 'seat free' makes me think they had no intention of resiging Sainz. Leclerc has added consistant point scoring to his locker makes me think he'll be ahead of Sainz come November. You sign Lewis Hamilton regardless and that has no impact on the faith in Leclerc imo.
Lewis Hamilton is great when he is winning but when he is loosing he is alone, I mean twice this guy has had a podium standing and twice the entire team did not show up! Goes to that old adage “if everyone is An Asshole, You are the Asshole”
Sir Nars O' Sist......
Anyone else has the sneaking suspicion that mutual respect will last until race 1 turn 1?
Charles hasnt been out of the top 4 since Netherlands last year, sainz little 2 race run in monza singapore last year and australia jeddah this year doesnt change the fact the pace between them since singapore has been fully in charles favour.
Also unironically carlos 1st win is the reason he now has no ferrari seat, as the win is what got binotto fired and binotto wouldnt have gotten lewis
If these upgrades continue that trend then he will have the tools necessary to stamp his authority.
@LawVS well well well it's funny to see how wrong you were
To be honest, i think Leclerc has been exhausted from the amount of times Ferrari has messed up within the last 2-3 years. I am a big fan of his, but i have to admit he needs to impress more. Imagine having a "washed" teammate joining next season and being beat by him.
i gotta agree with this. Also, would you hire a driver for 100m+ per year just be get beaten by your teammate? Its Lewis’ team from next year. If leclerc is wise, he should be looking somewhere else
@@ovt8454 lulu isn't doing jackshit let's be honest
@@ovt8454 Lewis is just a seat heater till Max joins in 2026 or 2027 to finally bring that title to the tifosi.
@@thebateman761but if Ferrari have a dominant car and tilt it Lewis' way, he wins. And they are likely to do that.
Lol that's funny Lewis washed. Are sure you don't mean Mercedes is washed.
2022 was Ferrari's moment... and they bottled it. They (arguably) had the car, they had the drivers, they didn't have the team management. And while Binotto and his associates are gone, and Frederick Vasseur has done a good job improving things on the managerial side, they missed their moment, and that has to sting for Leclerc. He could of been world champion, instead because of several Ferrari blunders, he missed out.
they only had the car at the beginning of the season, or only at least in quali for the rest
Do you honestly think Leclerc is there mentally?
@@Luke-jf7szthe point is they could have developed it right. So regardless of what RB did they couldn’t have made up the deficit if Ferrari developed their car properly. While they may get wins and podiums , their time was 2022 and they blew it
Leclerc also was at fault that year...he made the big mistake in France from 1st place after winning the previous race... It was a downwards spiral after that. Likely due to the car but also Charles making the mistake on the pivotal point in the WDC. To illustrate the race after was Spa, not sure what happened there but lec was6th and sainz was 3rd.. showing that they had potential and could've tried to hold on...(I'd say with a good result in FR and Spa he'd be in the 30 point deficit to max but he bottled it)
Ofc after that moral and updates and effort dwindles.. the focus goes to next year with costcap bs.
@@LathropLdST He was in 2022. He made less mistakes than Max, and he dominated the first half of the season, but was let down time and time again
I can’t be the only one that’s getting tired of all the constant rumor spreading and speculation about next year when we are 1/4 of the way thru this season
People seem to forget that lewis & nico were also friends before they got competitive and all hell broke loose. So things will go south between all teammates anyways.
I think rosberg's 1st podium was with lewis & they were jumping in the cool down room.
I feel like a lot of people (especially comments) are undervaluing what Lewis is bringing. He was the best driver after Max last year, you don’t lose that overnight. Brings a lot of experience in developing a winning car that Ferrari very much need+ he brings engineers with him(directly or indirectly). There is a still a very excellent driver there, I don’t get where this doom and gloom about him comes from. And regarding Charles, if Ferrari bring a winning car come imola, he is dog walking sainz the rest of the season. With all due respect to Sainz they are on different levels.
If there is something for leclerc to learn from sainz is selfishness, a champion needs to be selfish, prideful, its not about the team winning its about me winning for the team. Sainz is not champion material, he is simply not fast enough, consistent yes, but you don't win titles by being consistently 3rd.
I feel that leclerc has the potential, at his best he matches verstappen in wheel to wheel battles, but unless he bulids the team around himself and grabs ferrari for himself he will get nowhere.
The struggle to pronounce the full track name is real 😭
For me it seems simple because I speak Spanish and some pronouncements of some Italian words are similar with my language
@@topgamer-12621 That's awesome
Well its not the track name, its the race name + sponsors, the actual Imola track name itself is relatively easy to pronounce (even more ironic, its full name has nothing to do with Imola anymore)
Leclerc is yet to really shine this year even though he's placed in the top 4 in every race and sprint so far. A win would really show everyone not to count him out of contention just yet.
I also have no doubt that he'll be on par with Hamilton next year. If anything, I think Leclerc will improve even more by having Hamilton as a teammate.
why is everyone assuming that ferrari has won imola already? (*i'm a carlos/ ferrari fan)
Ferrari stand a good chance at Imola at least. But the intra-team battle is important too
what 10 years of "next year" does to a man.
@@LawVS really hope they do well!!! keep up the good yapping!!! New sub here!!!
@@JuicedOnKids pain that we are used to
Imagine if Merc got fast every time they said they gained .3 seconds lol.
It's hard to have a flicker of brilliance when your overwhelmed by Hammy and Max 🌞
People forget max is still just 26 years of age
I get why teams want two strong drivers, but at the end of the day you WANT a clear 2nd driver. Bottas, Check, going back a ways, Barrichello. Good to great drivers in the best cars, but a clear gap to the number one. That balance is what creates periods of team dominance.
I don't think there's ever been enough of a gap between Charles and Carlos, and I don't think there will be between Charles and Lewis when that happens.
@@tjo25 There is. When Carlos is on it, he can match and even beat Charles. But most of the time, there is the perfect gap of 2-3 tenths between them.
Its why they are the strongest driver line up. They are both good enough to beat the other top guys, but not so close (and not stupid enought when they are) to cause drama
I don’t think there is much need for a clear number 2 driver these days, In the past with driver skill being much more diverse it was necessary to prioritise one driver if you have a good car because more than likely you’re going up against another team with one good driver.
Nowadays it’s not as important as the drivers are all so close in skill that if you have the car most likely both drivers will be scoring around the same amount of points
"The team" did not sign Sir Lewis Hamilton, this was all James Elkann's doing, publicly humiliating and deballing Vasseur, by going over his head.
Sir Lewis Hamilton has one goal and one goal only (hint: it is not "driving FOR Ferrari"). Had he won his eighth title in Abu Dhabi '21 he would have retired and all would have been hunky-dory... for Hamilton, for Russell and indeed for Mercedes. As Stephen Hendry said during the Snooker World Championship recently when asked what was driving him back then (and Ronnie O'Sullivan now), "I just had to beat Steve Davis' record of six world championships. Otherwise, what's the point? I would be just another dude with six titles." This is how true champions are wired. Not for all the money in the world would Hamilton have signed a contract that does not have his #1 status set in stone with a guarantee from Elkann that the whole team, including their #2 driver, will be doing their damnedest FOR Hamilton to help him achieve his goal because Sir Lewis does not want to be just another dude with seven titles.
If HAM vs LEC '25 is half as spicy as HAM vs ROS '14-'16, next few seasons will be good for all of us🍿🍺.
Dream teams have turned into nightmares more often than they succeed. This Ferrari dream could go south very quickly.
It's only hyped up as a dream by the desperate Tifosi, but I'm yet to be convinced how an error-prone driver who always crumbles under pressure and a champion past his prime who hasn't come close to winning a race in three years are the ingredients of a dream team.
Prost 2.0
The David Beckham era Real Madrid's "Dream team" comes to mind.
I think Ferrari's managing strategy when their faster driver is behind, wont go any differently in '25. Add in the friction of Lewis probably feeling like "I'm here because Ferrari wants a WDC and I'm here to get it for them."
Where does does everyone think Carlos will go? Its hard to see him not have a seat yet
The fact that he still doesnt have a seat is making me nervous but im guessing Audi or Redbull...but unless Checo starts underperforming I think Audi is the most likely option
I think he smells smoke at Red Bull or else he would already have fallen into Andrea’s arms
@@claudiafernandes1150 if checo starts underperforming? The past 4 races he's finished 4, 3, 2, 5
He is not even going to finish second maybe even top 3 in the standings. He's going to be out
Leclerc will beat Hamilton in qualifying, on Sundays its anyone's guess who'll come out on top
100%. I predict Charles will outqualify Lewis 3 to 1.
I could totally see Hamilton punching the air if Leclerc gets his 1st WDC with Ferrari before Hamilton secures his 8th.
As a normal non-TeamLH LH fan I 100% agree with this
@@SpectreXLIVtf?
@@SanchezS1998 ...Leclerc crumbled so hard in 2022 dont forget that Hamilton is better than that !Sainz is the same acts thought than he falls apart for some reason ,and dont forget before this year Sainz blew it also !
I am a huge Ferrari fan and you cant look past the elephant in the room that Ferrari will be a team full of some massive personalities and egos in both garages including beyond just the drivers that wont play nice and a total team player. Next year if Ferrari cars are running 1 and 2 in a race and the team asks for a swap of position I cant see whoever has to fall back will do so. 2 alpha drivers has never worked. Senna vs Prost and Hamilton vs Rosburg where things got so bad both garages stopped sharing data and debriefs had to be done separately. I can see me doing a lot of fingernail chewing in 2025.
I on the other hand cannot wait to see the red velvet chocolate fudge mountain slowly melt down... 😊
No need to worry about that, Max will still be in P1 next year, plenty far ahead of anyone else. That is the only likely scenario for next year.
Leclerc will need to win and perform. Not for the team, but for my fantasy league
Agreed. If Charles can't bag a win this year or at least contest for one...oh dear.
@LawVS I don't always agree with you but I certainly appreciate your yappin' and I do look forward to that yappin" just as much as the racing these days 😀
That's alright with me. We don't always have to agree.
I honestly hope Charles gets better and gets that championship for Ferrari besides Charles lecare just needs to have that confidence not only for himself but for Ferrari as well than Lewis Hamilton like I'm sorry but I would rather see Charles lecare win the championship for Ferrari some of the Lewis Hamilton fans just want Charles lecare to play 2nd violin too him at Ferrari All because of what happened 3 years ago like just give it up already he's not winning the 8 championship.
Hamilton and Lelerc is going to be oil and water if things are close! If one driver is clearly dominant then maybe not!,
Leclerc/Hamilton has the potential of turning into another Prost/Senna.
Ferrari hasn’t had dominant team since 2007. They barely won in 2008 by just 20 points. They haven’t even been a dominant second place team in the last 15 years. If Ferrari expects drivers to be “all about the team”, they first need to work on having a team that’s worth being all about. Otherwise that approach is just talk and you’re never going to get drivers, and the egos that naturally come with them, truly on board.
I'm more sure that Leclerc is gonna best Hamilton, by some margin.😂
Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍
3:42 The moment we all been waiting for
your lights out sound effect edit was really clever. slightly disappointed there was no punchline. but thanks for the good takes.
I think an interesting video may be looking into George and is he past his prime. I know…wild, but stick with me. George’s golden years seemed to be when he was at Williams. He was brought into Merc, years too late and now is stuck in a team that’s on a nosedive of a decline. If Merc doesn’t turn things around for the 2026 regs, don’t think George will just sort of fade into obscurity?
I think that the main reason why Ferrari signed Hamilton is because of the ambassador role that he is going to have after he leaves the team. There won't be that much disruption in the team after Hamilton joins but if he begins to outscore Leclerc then the priorities might start changing in Hamiltons favour.
Those radios in Miami from Carlos felt almost desperate, maybe he's feeling the pressure of the contract negotiations not going his way. And that might play in favor of Leclerc, because I do believe he needs to get a good season before Lewis gets there.
there is an inherent problem with praising Carlos now... and yes, I am aware that he and Charles were fairly even pegging most of the time... anyway, it's only AFTER he got the boot that he is performing like this. So either it lit a fire under him or he was sandbagging for w/e reason. Either way, there was no real way Ferrari were ever going to get this type of performance out of him. It may have actually been them that leaked Lewis coming to Ferrari to see what might happen.. it both somewhat sabotages Hamilton at Mercs and might light a fire under Carlos to find another seat.
The Hamilton move is more about attracting sponsors and attracting high profile staff that want to work with Lewis while he sets up his retirement
I'm not sure hiring Hamilton is Ferrari admitting they don't have confidence in Leclerc.
Ferrari leadership has changed a bit since they hired him, so it'd be fair to assume goals have shifted. And while Binotto may have planned to build a team around Leclerc Vasseur may now have decided to do so with around Hamilton.
I would also like to argue that the "call of Ferrari" goes both ways. Plenty of drivers will jump at the chance, even to the point of damaging their long-term careers, for the honour of driving in Red.
By the same token I can imagine having heard the "call of Hamilton" as soon as they realised that 1) he was available, 2) was willing to drive for them.
Based on current results Hamilton may look a bit washed, but he's still a 7-time world champion and that carries a lot of weight.
So hiring Hamilton is not necessarily a vote of no confidence in Leclerc, but merely a change of course, while dealing with the cards they were dealt.
I feel like the biggest issue that Ferrari drivers face is that they have to constantly question the strategies. LeClerc is an incredibly fast driver, but I don't think he has it in him to also dictate his own strategy from the cockpit. It would be a shame if he never gets a WDC, so I hope they either get good strategists or he starts to dictate his own.
He has been since Canda last year. He made the call to stay out during the SC in that race, which got him and Carlos up the feild on a one stop.
He also called the one stop at Suzuka, which took him from 8th to 4th with a genuine shot at the podium.
He has also had the best tyre management so far this year
@@dylanburston7453 I stand corrected, that's good then, I don't get to watch the races in full, just the highlights. So it looked like he never seemed to question them. It's a shame they have to though.
@@16BitJayGaming Ferrari has vastly improved as well. They fired Rueda (strat cheif) at the start of this year
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The Leclerc sainz combo reminds me of the Alesi Berger years but with a more cohesive and competitive team.
I'm really curious to see how todt would have managed a title challenge with those two still at the team
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Agree, Ferrari clearly showed their lack of confidence in Charles when they signed Hamilton.
And this has impacted his performance this season.
They could have easily signed a good wingman to replace Sainz if they believed Leclerc was still the Campion apparent.
you are doing good… keep it up..
Id love to see Charles make Lewis a #2 driver at Ferrari. Remember, the car is built around him, not Lewis and we saw how Lando could use his McLaren to its limits yet Riciardo could barely get 15th because the car felt totally diffeent from his previous driving style. Lewis never drove the Ferrari car and Charles is so comfortable with it by now.
Still miss Kimi!!!!
Leclerc is far better than Sainz. I've said it before and I'll say it again. In Bahrain, Leclerc had massive brake issues. In Australia, Leclerc was told to hold position behind Sainz when quickly closing in on him, and in Japan, Leclerc set his time too early. I can also list the dozens of times Leclerc was unlucky in 2021, 2022 and 2023 where Sainz wasn't
Say it louder for the people in the back 🗣️🗣️🗣️
What about when they favour Leclerc and building the car for him. Forgot those little points?
@@MrBashem I wonder WHY they favor him. Besides, Leclerc didn't like the 2023 car pre-Japan at all and he was still pretty close. After Leclerc became comfortable with the car, he crushed Sainz
Does vcarb have the same egine as redbull??
yes
RB/VCARB- Honda (RBPT)
Ferrari/Hass/Sauber- Ferrari
Mercedes/Williams/Mclaren/AM- Mercedes
Alpine- Renault
@@dylanburston7453 most of these i knew and i knew that vcarb has a honda engine but it mean is it the exact same engine?
@@Umadatme Yeah, the engine itself will be the same. Things like radiators will be diffenrt from team to team tho
I hope I'm wrong but I feel that SLH is finished and Leclerc might drub him like he did with a suddenly declining Vettel.
As Vettel said to him “…you are the most talented driver I came across in 15 years in F1. Don’t waste it.” Charles doesn’t necessarily have to continue in F1 to do this, if he finds WEC, Rally, etc. interesting he could certainly become well renowned and super successful in those categories
A lot of what you said doesn't make sense. The pasts seasons Lewis has sacrificed results in order to improve the car, therefore putting the team first when it's needed. If the car is competitive why wouldn't he go for the championship? What are you suggesting here? That he should let Charles win?
I dorn't think that Charles vs Lewis is as hopeless as some people think. Given that semi frequently, George can keep up with Lewis and beat him. I believe Charles is a better driver than George, so I think the head to head next year could look d be fairly close.
First off, Lewis has NEVER played the team game in his 17 year career, I dont see it changing now. Ultimatley the Hamilton-to-Ferrari move will almost certainly prove itself to be short-lived, the downfall of Ferrari, and/or the downfall of Hamilton. If John Ekan insists on keeping Hamilton with the team for more than 2 years, and the proverbial tiger hasn't changed his stripes, then it will almost certainly mean the firing of Fred Vasseur, LeClerc going elsewhere, and Bearman looking for other ways in to F1... Basically see Alpine.
Secondly (and more importantly) Lewis did NOT cause the huge increase in value of Ferrari, the annoucement came at the same time as their (very solid) earnings call; AKA when their value was expected to massively increase with or without the Lewis announcement. Yes, he brings market value to the team; but nowhere near the $7B/10% figure the media reported... I mean, their pre-EBITDA profit growth was projected at $2.64B, and that alone should have (conservatively) caused a ~$5.38-6.6B market increase; and their order-book was overflowing... I'd estimate that his news actually ammounted to $100M at most for the brand.
he's playing the team game
Has been since 22
@BDSFormula1 No, he wasn't, he's just worse than Russell in ground effect cars. He refused to do any kind of sim work until 2023, and has never done anything to help Russell win or gain/maintain points... If anything, he's complained on the radio about Russell being slow (when he's no faster) instead of doing anything to help defend.
@@BruceDoesStuff Japan 24, Miami 23
Lets George through willingly
@BDSFormula1 so youve got two examples in 17 years, in both of which he was substantially slower, and may have had radio calls from the wall telling him to do so (just because they weren't in the global feed doesnt mean they didn't happen)... yeah, you've made a strong case for him suddenly becoming a team player. 😂
correct
A lot of Sainz love is being shown. It should be cause what Ferrari did to him is not cool. Charles has always had the edge though both in quali & race. But these 2 have been the strongest Ferrari line up in decades.
I just hope we see an “Alonso”esqe version of Hamilton at Ferrari & not the “Vettel” one in his last 2 yrs with the team (FYI - I’ve always been a Vettel fan).
Very interesting my dear Watson...
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Might be an unpopular opinion,. Lec would do the same if not more what Max is doing at RB.. the problem is that Ferrari is Ferrari, they do not put the driver above the team. always has been like that.
I honestly believe Mr. Vasseur to be a gentleman (there’s not many in this sport) and to be as sharp as the proverbial knife. So much so, that if he had any initial input whatsoever regarding the decision to sign Hamilton, I will buy a (huge and unpalatable) hat just to eat it. For the main reason you make here I honestly think signing Hamilton has to be a mistake of massive proportions. If you look closely at the team we are already seeing the cracks this decision inevitably caused. That’s not to mention Sainz being in place for a season knowing he’s surplus to requirements. Leclerc’s confidence has been irreparably damaged and his (this) season, with regard to what it could have been, will prove finished because he no longer knows where he fits at Ferrari.
I respect Hamilton for his amazing talent, for anyone honest, it’s actually impossible not to do so. As a person, he is an altogether different beast. One I have zero time for. Hamilton drives for one person and one person only. He only involves the team when playing the blame game.
I can’t see anyway all the other individuals coming to Ferrari will enjoy any immediate success. Perhaps if they are there long term, they can be a part of the rebuild required once Hamilton completes the damage his signing will cause and retires.
Ferrari will be paying for this poor decision for some time to come and not just by way of Hamilton’s ambassadorial and charity obligations.
I can see McLaren beating Ferrari this year and if Aston is able to get Sainz for next year then I can see Ferrari being troubled by them for 3rd (assuming Mercedes doesn't fix things).
To be fair though it's not like Red Bull is trouble-free at the moment either so it could still go either way.
I don’t really think Leclerc will lose to Sainz. Most of his problem has been overdriving to make up for bad Ferrari cars and strategy. Look at 2022. Sure he made a mistake in France. But Ferrari lost him like 5 wins with bad strategy and blown engines.
Ferrari - The 'team' expects it's drivers to drive *for* the team, *not* themselves.
Charles - Must know if Ferrari ever delivers a WDC chance he will have to grab it with both hands.
Lewis - Will expect everyone to slot in behind him in an effort to give him that 'crowning' WDC.
What could possibly go wrong..?
Unfortunately for Charles, I think he will be screwed over by his own team.
They invested in Lewis, and Lewis will demand the number one role, and make a huge stink otherwise. There is no managing him to be an equal, he will make a media meltdown.
Ferrari will want number 8 with Lewis for the clout. They will just have Charles wait his turn. They've screwed over their golden boys a dozen times by now.
Let's be honest, Charles life is about to get a whole less fun. Poor guy is going from one of the the most supportive, playful and funny teammates on the grid to Lewis. The stan accounts--is there a female version for stans--are going to have a lot less to work with
Stellas?
Funny and playful, yes, but supportive? Carlos is the one of the least supportive teammate on the grid. I can hardly think of a single race where he helped leclerc. On the other hand, 2 of carlos's wins came due to leclercs help. Trust me, once lewis sees how much faster leclerc is than him, he's going to be much more supportive.
I'm beginning to realise Carlos, whilst fast, isn't really a guy who fully gets behind the notion of Ferrari as a collective entity. That all who work there work as one.
carols is every thing but supportive
@@askeladden450I can understand maybe Silverstone?, but that aside Charles had done nothing for Sainz victories, anything other than trying to catch up to put pressure on and pass him...
Listning to this while making homework is so nice😌
Sometimes I think the team is Charles' to lose and Hamilton might discover he's just a glorified Daniel Ricciardo. Charles needs to do what champions do, what Verstappen did with Perez, he needs to use the fact he's used to Maranello, he's used with the car, and absolutely crush Hamilton self-confidence. He needs to do what he did with Vettel again. If he doesn't crush Hamilton, if Hamilton doesn't question his age, if Hamilton doesn't question his ability with ground-effect cars, things will get very nasty. Particularly if Fred can make a race winning car. Maranello is too small for both of them.
I understand where ur coming from but are ppl forgetting that the 2023 car was build as per Carlos’s preference and the 2022 car later was updated as per Carlos’s preference as well!!! The 2024 car is a blank slate, so after upgrades it can be suit anyone one of them 🤷🏻♀️ bit imo one would build the car as per Charles as he’s the one that Ferrari is banking in with for long haul. So it’s interesting to who will adapt better.
but in 2022 why would they updated the car as per Carlos’s preference when charles who was close to the championship
@@nesrineg6496cause Binotto was being a dumbass
He was like “Charles is doing really well, but Carlos isn’t, so we should start building the car towards Carlos to give him a better chance”
@@nesrineg6496 one word Binotto, he is good friends with Carlos’s dad, it is speculated that internal politics played a major role & Binotto has said this himself that modification are being made to suit the car more towards Sainz’s preference in 22 it was a oversteered car & Sainz preferred understeered one, Hence the 2023 car was a tractor.
i know he is stupid but he unlock a new level he reined charles chances whit strategies and pitstops ans also the car thats too much@@MedhaosUnite
This Charles doubt is getting a bit out of hand. Over the course of their partnership Charles has had the upper hand in race pace, qualifying and finishing position compared to Sainz. Carlos has been great and in the right place at the right time when red bull have had issues. But Charles took the fight to Max at the start of 2022, taking his wins with outright pace. And he has been plagued by so many car issues and strategy problems. Sainz has a few great performances at the start of this year and everyone is throwing doubt at Leclerc.
Also Charles has been willing to play the team game - I don’t think he will going forwards. He never should have after what happened to him in Silverstone 2022.
Both great drivers, but Charles is the guy to take the team to a championship and has the upper hand.
You have selective memory. U can type here. Go type on Google n read some results
Also Leclerc melted and broke down under pressure... Not a sign of a future champ
@@pedromont7867 Leclerc didn’t melt, he made a few mistakes, so have all the champions. The downfall of 2022 was reliability, the approach to upgrades and strategy. Ultimately, red bull had the best package and were operationally a step above.
Just Ferrari being Ferrari. Fred seems to be getting some results in his makeover. See if they can finally get there and win. As for LeClerc and Sainz…….the two have run nose to tail in multiple races over the past three years. Nobody is dominating anybody on that team.
Interesting... because my thought was if Lewis Hamilton wants to get anywhere with Charles LeClerc next year, he needs to have a banger of a season this year.
Doubtful Sainz would be faster. The car is fitted to Charles needs
Ferrari will likely screw Charles.
They've done it before many times for new shiny toys - look at Raikkonen, Massa, Alonso, and Vettel. Hell, even Shumacher partially was pushed out of his seat.
Ferrari will throw all their stuff to Lewis, and Lewis has his own team coming in too which will absolutely be supporting his side.
They want Lewis to have number 8 with them, to bring glory to both parties at once.
Charles can always wait until 2029, in their eyes.
You driver for Ferrari is why Sebastian Vettel didn't workout either... He only cared about his owns goals and dreams.
Ferrari in the past suspiciously had one slower car when they favored one driver over another.
it doesn't matter if sainz out perform le clerc,the only thing that will do is a higher salary for sainz in another team , literally,
i dont see sainz beating leclerc anymore, leclerc had a slower start but hes already up to pace...plus china proved theres no questions whos better...im not saying sainz is bad or mid he's good,but charels is special,one drives for his career one thinks of 25-26
Also hope Leclerc is not all talks and does it on the track !
Whatever happens I just hope that Lewis and Charles don't end up like Nico and Lewis, just play the team game whenever its clear that one isn't gonna able to beat the other one.
Leclerc definitely is one of the best drivers on the grid, but his inconsistency and tendency to make mistakes under pressure has been a huge issue.
Sainz on the other hand may not be as talented as Leclerc overall, but his consistency is preferable to an outstanding but streaky driver.
How in the world is leclerc not consistent when he s been in top 5 since baku last year??? That's more than 18 races... And he hasn't made any major mistakes recently unlike carlis
Always an excellent watch.
I assumed signing Lewis was nothing more than a publicity stunt. Yes it's reasonable to expect him to drive very well, but if not..?
Of greater import, what if 'brand Lewis' clashes with 'brand Ferrari'..? I suspect unless both work very hard at making this 'marriage' work we're going to witness one of the messiest divorces in history. Charles may end up with an 'evil stepmother', either very good or very bad for him.
To start of: IMOLA! That letter origami the Italians made out of it serves nobody.
Concerning Leclerc and Hamilton. They have a very different driving style (Charles to some extent like Max or on the nose for the car and Lewis is like Carlos, meaning a balanced car), forcing Ferrari to favor one driver over the other in the development of the car.
So if external factors effectively wedge that, Ferrari will get no titles any day soon.
Charles problem is pressure. He could beat Vettel because Vettel had all the pressure to win Charles just had to not get crushed by his team mate. Any time theirs pressure charles seems to slip
I am keen to see if LH's ego will allow him to be a TEAM PLAYER .... he never has been and has never had to.
He’s playing the team game right now😂what are you talking about 😂😂
@@bennyy7434 Is that why he is going to Ferrari - because he is all about the team ?? ...... LH is all about LH, always has been and always will be (until proven different). To his credit though, he does not shove his ego in your face like he does his wokeism BS !!
@@cococalm 🤣🤣 Have you got somekind of severe mental disability or are you just 12 years old?
He’s going to Ferrari because A) They didn’t want to give him a three contract even though he was willing to commit to them for that period. B) Because they didn’t listen to his advice about how the zero side pod concept was a bad idea. And have suffered because of it.
He’s literally been the one doing test setups for since 2022, sacrificing his performance and chance at a podium so the team can learn more about the car. If that’s not playing for the team, what is.
Lewis doesn't like teammates who can challenge him...
I think that Lewis is going to be more than aware of the nature of Ferrari's culture. When you dream of joining a place of work - whatever that is, wherever that is - you do your homework. It doesn't have to be consciously, but it's the sort of thing you'd pick up on. He's probably been dreaming of it for 30+ years. There is unlikely to be much about the nature of the team that he doesn't already know, and given his long association with Fred V, I'm sure he's going to be thoroughly briefed before he steps foot in the factory.
He'll need LawVS
Leclerc beated a very much washed Vettel.
I'm sure prime Vettel wouldn't struggle alongside Stroll like be did.
That being said I love Vettel and I think Leclerc is the 2nd or 3rd best driver on the grid.
Charles is not that behind Max is points table and if upgrades are Mclaren level good, they can challenge for championship. Imagine Charles and Ferrari wins this year both WDC and WCC. It will make next year's ferrari lineup with both drivers being world championships.
Yeah, sure. Dream on.
Challenge Max for the title? Hahahahahahaha, no, that is not going to happen. With their new engine (Honda did upgrades for this season) and their new aero upgrades, they are going to utterly crush the grid once more. They have been running the engine conservatively for now gathering data but they are going to open all the taps since there is only just over one and a half season left with this engine. Prepare for Max doing his longest win streak yet starting in Imola, he is going to do this one until the very last race of the season. Leclerc won't be challenging anyone except for Perez perhaps, that's about it.
Charles will stay the no.1 in my heart and mind! Hamilton feels like a signing which shouldn't have happened.