I still believe that the reason was to attract top engineers to move to Maranello. By having the best driver lineup on the grid (perhaps the best in a very very long time), the hope was to get engineers on the fence to make the jump.wowgr8 wrote: ↑09 Sep 2024, 13:41Yeah the current driver pairing was just perfect, and Ferrari don't need LH from a marketing POV either, the F1 team is no longer the driving force for road car sales, it's a pointless and extremely costly move both financially and in terms of team dynamics. Plus honestly I think it's a bit embarrassing for Ferrari to sign someone who won all their titles with a different team, you can't brag about those championships, they are Merc/McLaren titles, same with Seb's and RBEmag wrote: ↑07 Sep 2024, 17:21You can’t fault any team for going after the most successful driver the sport has ever seen, but to be honest I am not sure at this point if it will turn out great for Ferrari or not. They had a pretty balanced driver pairing and I don’t think they would even need to enforce team orders if a title fight emerged because (in my opinion) Charles is a step above Carlos and would be the one to be in front more often.
Whereas with two really competitive drivers, you run the risk of them taking points out of each-other and give up the wdc to some other consistent opponent.
But if next season is anything like this one, then it might turn out to be a little stressful.
The problems you envisage are a real possibility, but those are the good kind of problems for a team to have. Ferrari would rather have the fastest car and deal with driver relations than let another team have the best engineering talent.