Mugello: Hamilton, talent and results. Ferrari in the desert

Lewis Hamilton towards the records, Verstappen’s regrets, Ferrari’s never-ending crisis – let’s look at the ideas left by the crazy Tuscan GP, ​​also dominated by Mercedes.

Lewis, just one place

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John Elkann said well yesterday: “Lewis Hamilton has a talent like few others. But even fewer are those who know how to translate that talent into results ”. There is little to add to the words of the president of Ferrari, the English was extraordinary even at Mugello. There was actually a small spot, with that first outing (much better Valtteri Bottas) that threatened to doom him to an uphill race. Unfortunately for his partner, there were two restarts, where Lewis re-imposed his law: take the lead and cheers. Tailwind to eternal glory for Lewis: 100 poles are in sight (he’s at 95), Michael Schumacher’s 91 wins (he’s at 90). And of course the seventh title, like Schumi’s are 7.

Albon “risponde” to Gasly

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Another reliability issue is costing Max Verstappen and Red Bull dearly. Mercedes dominates, but those who aspire to bother him still eliminate themselves due to technical problems. In a short season, reliability issues outweigh much more. Staying at Red Bull, the happy note is Alexander Albon, who takes home the podium “answering” to Pierre Gasly, who after the victory at Monza was once again considered to regain his place at Milton Keynes. He may be ruthless, but Helmut Marko’s policy of competing fiercely with his colts pays off.

Ferrari

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The eve of the race was not going to be easy, but this was not the way to celebrate the Ferrari GP 1000. The anniversary on the home court only made the German rivals happy, who allowed themselves a double that being able to tell them will always give them great pleasure. With the reds in eighth and tenth place. “To solve the problems we have to look them in the face – said President Elkann sincerely – we expect a tough 2020 and an equally tough 2021, let’s not fool the fans. But Ferrari is getting stronger to win again, in 2022 we will have a new opportunity ”. Act of faith.

Mugello, what a find

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Accidents aside, Mugello was a welcome discovery and started a good debate among experts. The pilots talked about it with enthusiasm, seeing us a lot of adrenaline, speed, physical stress. But the difficulties of overtaking have not gone unnoticed, a characteristic common to other tracks in the championship. The passage in Tuscany caused by Covid has certainly been successful, giving an exciting stage that will be remembered for a long time, even for the 3 departures.

What a mess, Safety Car to be reviewed

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Finally, a closing on the Safety Car procedure. Yesterday by a pure miracle no one was injured, but that mess of sheets on one of the fastest straights of the championship, in times of safety at all costs, is not acceptable. Bottas (who is the first sets the pace) a slow step to the goal so as not to give the wake of those who followed him. The result is that the group has been compacted. It was enough for one to accelerate (Latifi) to take those who followed him (Giovinazzi and Sainz) at full speed, unleashing half hell against Magnussen. Regardless of the responsibilities, something in the procedure needs to be reviewed: If the logic of the competition runs the risk of unleashing safety hazards, an additional procedural effort is probably necessary to contain the hazard.