Sebastian Vettel against Charles Leclerc. At the latest from the resurrection Ferrari after the summer break, they are teammate became earlier team rival. Because suddenly there is something in the game, of course it is not about the title of champion, but about pole position, victory, honor and last but not least for dominance v Maranello. After the first tensions in Monza, later Singapore, is the last v Russia a duel of two alpha males has reached a new level.
Po ninth defeat in qualifying consecutively against the youngster Monaco, Yippee Hag after the start of the race he took the lead, or he was allowed to take it. Ferrari he came up with a special strategy with which he wanted to put both cars in the first corner before Mercedes. Much has been written and said about how the matter went. Italian media they even wrote that Nemec to the young Monaco declared war.
For many scene observers it is now definitively certain: Here it is just emerging separately brilliant dynamics. This is how the sports boss looks at it Formula 1 and a good connoisseur of Ferrari Ross Brawn. "In fact, Mattia Binotto will have some work to do in the coming days to calm the situation within the team. Ferrari has no doubt made great strides in recent weeks, but will now most likely have to deal with some internal balance problems between the two racers," so British.
"On the one hand, they have a four-time world champion who, despite some mistakes in the last two seasons, is still one of the best racers in the field. On the other hand, they have incredible talent in Charles Leclerc. Last but not least, you don’t win the top six starting places and two wins on legendary tracks like Spa and Monza if you’re not about to become a Formula 1 star,”So the former technical director Ferrari.
If we combine that, we can get it pure explosives. "This is a potentially explosive mixture that requires careful handling,”He says Brown, who points out that the team boss is now on the move Ferrarito perform this task in the best light. Experience he should not have missed it. “Of course, Mattia is well aware of how this mode of dynamics can work, as he has experienced this since he was a young engineer. Now it is his honor and obligation to make sure that the mechanism of good rivalry works cleanly and in a good atmosphere in the team."