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“Why Lying at This Point”: Fed Up Tifosi Abandon Hope Despite Ferrari’s Ambitious Claims Ahead of Saudi Arabian GP

Published 03/10/2023, 12:30 PM EST

Ferrari has been wanting for a long time to be great again. When they were faced with the opportunity to do so last year, they miserably fell short of converting it into their face. With an overhaul, new zeal, and promises, they stepped into 2023. While the dream was rather short-lived and blew up in flames quite literally with Charles Leclerc having engine problems right in the first race, Tifosi now have a harder time trusting the promises made by the scarlet team.

The Bahrain circuit saw the obvious unfold with an exception of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso placing himself in front of the Ferraris and Mercedes. Red Bulls were the fastest and their main competitor from last year Ferrari was struggling even more after a crucial strategic call during the qualifying.

🎙️| Marc Gené:
“One strong point for Ferrari is that we are very fast on the straight,”
“For me Jeddah is very important because it’s a high-speed track. I think our cars should be very strong there. That’s my personal feeling.”
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— Ferrari News 🐎 (@FanaticsFerrari) March 9, 2023

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In F1 Nation Podcast, Marc Gene said, “One another strong point for Ferrari is we are very fast on the straight. You could see we managed to defend from Aston from Mercedes. In the past Ferrari was very weak on that respect. For me Jeddah is very important because it’s a high-speed track.”

He added, “I think our cars should be very strong there. That’s my personal feeling. But yeah Red Bull… on qualifying we can be them, Charles could have gotten pole. But the tyre degradation is unbelievable. Today they were managing it. We know they’re hard to beat but it’s only the first of the 23, a long way to go.”

While Jeddah promises better days for ahead, the fans don’t seem to buy that narrative with the Aston threat lurking close now.

Fans throw the wet blanket over for Ferrari’s optimism

The Tifosi can be called the most patient tribe in the world, as the team has not really lived up to the love the fans have given them. But they are now running out of patience. Have a look at their comments below:

why lying at this point
— chichistyles -7 to 🇸🇦| 16 SF (@charles_lefast) March 9, 2023

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Does he not realize that cars needs to cross the finish line in despite how fast the car is in the straights.
— Parag Pujari (@pujari_parag) March 9, 2023

Will they have the wires connected properly this time? Seems pretty important to me
— Big Slice (@amatureposter) March 9, 2023

The car is great on the straight. The issues appear when you have to brake to turn left or right…
— M Q (@MaritoQuiros) March 9, 2023

Until the engine lets go… 🤐
— Russ (@WayfairnPilgrim) March 9, 2023

Doesn't help much if the cars CAN'T FINISH THE RACE
— Leaferbyblood (@Leaferbyblood) March 9, 2023

And what happens if/when Charles starts 20th? 🙃
— Daniel Nedyalkov (@Dankata2812) March 10, 2023

It doesn’t matter how fast they are if they can’t get a hold of their tire problem
— Max.Seikowicz (@Seikowicz) March 10, 2023

What does it help if the car is fast but you are not able to end the race?
— SA-MAMA (@AnriEr03) March 10, 2023

I don’t take those baits anymore
— Vinícius (@vinilnd) March 9, 2023

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Not going to get tricked this time. Fully prepared for p6/P7 or worse if Charles has to take 10 place grid penalty.
— MLU2022 (@zerotranquility) March 10, 2023

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Anmol is an F1 writer at Essentially Sports. She is a Law graduate from National Law University, Lucknow, and currently pursuing PGD in Journalism and Mass Communication from Symbiosis. Being a Rallyist herself she began watching F1, the apex of motorsports, and eventually fell in love with the sport.

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Varunkumaar Chelladurai

“Why Lying at This Point”: Fed Up Tifosi Abandon Hope Despite Ferrari’s Ambitious Claims Ahead of Saudi Arabian GP

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