What on Earth is going on at Ferrari! Coming to Belgium the expectations weren’t pretty high, but damn! At this point in time, it almost seems like the Scuderia are testing the nerves of the Tifosi.
A disastrous weekend in Belgium has finally come to an end, the checkered flag putting Ferrari out of their misery. The result? Sebastian Vettel coming home in P13 while teammate Charles Leclerc ended the race in P14. Bear in mind that only 17 cars completed the race.
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Obviously, as you’d most definitely expect, Vettel and Leclerc were not happy with their performances. But nothing more than Leclerc’s radio message could give you a better understanding of Ferrari’s predicament.
The silence from Charles Leclerc is deafening
“Team radio” post-gara di un silenzioso ma assordante @Charles_Leclerc. #BelgianGP #F1 #Ferrari #TeamRadio #Race pic.twitter.com/dv7x0WFF0U
— Alex Brunetti (@deadlinex) August 30, 2020
After the conclusion of the race, Leclerc’s race engineer came on the radio. He gave the Monegasque some instructions regarding the settings of the car, telling him he came home in P14. He then proceeded to tell him the order of the top 10 finishers.
However, through all that, Leclerc remained absolutely silent. 2019’s winner at Spa did not bother to utter a single word. Even his engineer claiming that he’d done a good job didn’t move Leclerc to speak out. Pretty damning indication of the atmosphere at Ferrari, isn’t it?
The event bore an eerie similarity to what teammate Vettel had done only two weeks ago. Albeit it took place in qualifying, Vettel, like Leclerc, didn’t utter a single word throughout the entirety of qualifying. Two weeks, two silent demonstrations. This just goes to show you just how bad things have gotten for the Scuderia.
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This was the first time in 2020 (bar the double DNF in Styria) that neither Ferrari car finished in the top 10. The SF1000 was so bad that they couldn’t even beat Alfa Romeo, who are essentially their customer team. Talk about rubbing salt into the wounds.
And to add to it, next up is the two back-to-back races in Italy, the second of which will play host to Ferrari’s 1000th F1 race. They surely didn’t want to head to Italy on the back of their worst performance so far. Can the next two races at home help Ferrari to save face? Or will there be further embarrassment in store?
