Verstappen 90, Pérez 63, Russell 52, Sainz 49, Hamilton 41 and Leclerc 22. These are not random numbers, but the points that these drivers have added in the last four races of the season, a classification that reflects the recent fall of the Monegasque driver .
These figures do not reflect the pure performance of each of the drivers or teams, but what each of them has been able to add for speed, reliability and race strategies.
The main evidence is that the pilot who had dominated the start of the world championship in 2022, Charles Leclerc, has been the most affected, but it should be noted that the Monegasque bears no responsibility for the disaster that began in Barcelona.
The #16 has had to live weekends that are not easy to accept (Monaco above all) without showing any complaints regarding his confidence in the team. Now, it seems that the F1-75 has left all those reliability problems behind and, therefore, July will be key in the future of Leclerc and Ferrari.
July will define Ferrari’s objectives in F1 2022
Before reaching the summer break, Formula 1 will play four more grand prix in which Ferrari will set the real goals to which it can aspire.
In the original plans of Maranello , 2022 was a year to return to the top, and it was, but as the law dictates in the world of racing, when there is the technical and human possibility of aiming for the top, you have to try it. Scoring two wins in the first three races raised the bar, which has dropped precipitously in recent weeks.
The Italian team hopes to complete the best racing poker before reaching the summer break and aiming for victory at Silverstone.
His hopes of obtaining the best result are sustained on several points: a favorable circuit, new engines and a driver, Leclerc , hungry for success and victories after a period of bad luck that sooner or later should come to an end.
In Canada, the F1-75 proved to have taken a big step forward in tire management, and the Monegasque driver’s new rear wing previewed what could be the upgrade package for Silverstone.
Another point to improve for Ferrari from Silverstone
In recent races, those from Maranello have not been able to score a lot of points due to different mistakes: “We need to have a perfect weekend,” said Mattia Binotto .
Qualifying, strategy, tire management, reliability and all the work must be impeccable, because in the event of even the slightest mistake, the damage is enormous, especially when you are fighting for the titles.
After their intense battle in the 2021 season, Red Bull is a team that almost always performs at the limit of perfection in all its tasks, and to force a mistake from them requires the greatest pressure that can be done at all levels. .
From this point of view, the Silverstone race is an important step. Once the engine problems, which complicated the last two weekends, have been solved, Ferrari has a single result as its target for the British GP: to return to victory.
More than two months have passed since the last victory for Leclerc and the Scuderia. At Silverstone , everything seems to be in order to try, at least, to return to the top of the podium and thus start the last four rounds of the F1 calendar before the summer break, which will define their objectives for the last three. seasonal months.
