Schippke wrote: ↑02 Jun 2022, 14:24
It took me a few days to process the result from Sunday... I'm not going to comment on it.
I think the next few races coming-up however are going to favour Red Bull quite a fair bit. Baku with its long straights should suit them very well, though Ferrari might pull a bit of time back in S2... Canada is a hard one to read, as I think it could be a balance there, though again a slight favour to Red Bull for the straights alone. Silverstone I think could be a potential Ferrari place, especially in S1 and the final part of S3, but let us see how development goes.
The harshest reality is that the last 2 races Ferrari could've/should've won and slammed dunked... and they haven't. I still feel Red Bull just continuing to stretch it's legs now and Mercedes is closing in fast...
Gradually Ferrari will run out of favorable tracks to pull back on the point difference. This is the make of the championship which is super competetive today, you lose out on capitalizing on your strength and there is no way to claw back. Never saw Ferrari come back to take the lead back in 2017 or 2018. Once they lost the lead they were never even there to challenge the Merc.
However there may be some more suprises on the positive side for Ferrari if there RBR somehow manages to lose on their favorable tracks like Baku and Canada.RBR is such a professional team and they showed immense character the way they fought tooth and nail with Merc in 2021.
People say its too early to conclude the season but historical references do show us that if a team loses momentum, there is no way to get out of unforced errors/strategical errors even when you have the fastest car.
Team Ferrari has to re-group, there is nothing to do from past event. Give 100% for the remaining season and push for as much to put RBR under pressure so that they make unforced errors and the lost points can be definately regained.
The team really needs someone like Pep/Klopp, change the culture to be able to fight back and not give up.