Ferrari finds color again. Sunday in Mexico, Carlos Sainz scored his second victory of the season, a week after Charles Leclerc's success in Austin. This allows La Scuderia to get closer to McLaren in the constructors' standings and to start dreaming of a 17th world title which would end a 16-year drought.
New crazy weekend for Ferrari ! The stable signed a second consecutive success this weekend thanks to the victory of Carlos Sainz au Mexico. The Italian team benefits from the fight between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris to catch up. If Charles Leclerc et Carlos Sainz have no chance of snatching the individual title from Max Verstappenthey can win the constructors' title.
Sainz puts Ferrari back in the title race
Carlos Sainz was keen to win one last time before leaving Ferrari at the end of the season. And this victory is not insignificant because it allows his team to overtake Red Bull and get closer to McLaren. The gap between the two teams is now only 29 points. And obviously, there is a big move to be made. “ I think Charles and I both believe it's possible and we talk about it more and more often now. We encourage each other a little, knowing that there is a chance and we say to ourselves: “yeah, come on we can do it”. This weekend we did a really good job of that on a tricky track where you could see that Q1 and Q2 were a bit chaotic and everything could go right or wrong. So we just have to keep up in this fight “, declared Carlos Sainz. Enough to put an end to the famine which has lasted for 16 years?
Ferrari, a title 16 years later?
Ferrari is the most successful manufacturer in the history of Formula 1. However, the Italian team has been going through a bad patch for around ten years. The last title dates back to 2008, 16 years ago. This is the longest drought in its history between two titles, the last dating back to the wait between the 1983 title and that of 1999. The ordeal is perhaps over for Ferrari…
