With a seemingly never-ending pattern of poor decision-making at Ferrari, the spotlight on Strategy Director Inaki Rueda has never been brighter. F1 ✍️ thomasmaheronf1
Not only did Red Bull set a new season record with a pit stop forin Hungary, the team threw caution to the wind with a flexible and evolving strategy. Having initially planned to start on the Hards, both Verstappen and Perez switched to the Softs after being unhappy with the grip yield during the reconnaissance laps to the grid.
Ferrari’s revolving door of team bosses and star drivers over the past 15 years has resulted in a team that appears much more cohesive on the technical front – perhaps no surprise, given Binotto’s background working with engines and a recent technical director. It’s a glaring weakness within the Scuderia, one so pervasive that the ineptitude of Ferrari’s strategy calls have become a subject of worldwide ridicule in the form of internet memes – with one particularly infamous one stretching back several years.‘s championship attempts and, maybe coincidentally, the years during which Ferrari began to pick up a reputation for being substandard when it comes to pit calls.
It’s hard to imagine Lewis Hamilton “setting a task” for Pete Bonnington and James Vowles to figure out his strategy as Vettel had to enquire of his team during the 2020 Spanish GP.
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