Ferrari strategy is an absolute shitshow this year; it's unbelievable. Up until Leclerc was leading, they were in a safe spot, and I actually thought - car issues aside - how they could f*** THIS up. But then those people with combined IQ of a drunk starfish simply panicked after they noticed Max undercut. Panicked, just like that. They were screwed as soon as they pit Leclerc after so comparitively few laps on (second) mediums. Hards were awful that day (as evidenced by Alpine & Haas), but softs wouldn't had lasted till finish. It wasn't even series of mistakes or anything, just ''oh no RB is not doing what we expected, what now??!''. It's pathetic.
This sums it up:
I disagree, however, with those who say the season has lost all excitement now that Max WDC and RB WCC is nearly set in stone. We will absolutely see some exciting fight for 2-6 (WDC) and 2-3 (WCC) spots. It's sad, tho, that Ferrari incompetence has robbed us from Max vs Charles duel; we've seen flashes of it this season and it was amazing.
And it's not like it's the same mistake Ferrari makes, nope. They find DIFFERENT ways of screwing up. Driver mistake, engine failure, throttle failure, not being ready for double stack (thus Leclerc lost time), wrong tyre strategy, keeping Leclerc behind Sainz too long despite former being faster; damn, it's even tough to keep track.
It's Ferrari mentality - no one is bigger than team, no one speaks against the team, not publicly, and not internally. How Binotto tried to blame the CAR when everyone literally LAUGHED at them having to put hard tyres (which, as I said, was result of previous mistake) was pathetic. Yeah, sure, RB had pace and at some stretches Max was flying, but with proper strategy or at least non-disastrous strategy there's no way they would both finish outside podium. They (Ferrari) never take accountability, they are never wrong; it's always something else. They are fast to throw driver under the bus (example: France), but will never admit a tactical mistake.
On one hand we hear them saying ''plan A/plan C/plan E'' on team radio, on the other hand - they fail to normally react to, say, a bit of rain and Max perhaps being on slightly risky strategy. They completely set themselves on fire when something slightly unexpected happens and have a flexibility of my ankle when it was sprained and swollen.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk, I am simply sorry for C.L.
