6 september 2020 – The Grand Prix of Italy has turned into a downright debacle for Ferrari. The team’s traditional home race ended with a double DNF. The poison cup must apparently be completely empty for the Maranello brand. Sebastian Vettel sighs that it might be better this way on an abandoned Monza, without thousands of tifosi.
It is now well known that Ferrari is struggling with an inferior car in 2020 and has been condemned to a battle in the middle bracket. The Grand Prix of Italy, however, yielded a new low. Both drivers had to stop the battle early on the high-speed stamp: Sebastian Vettel had to give up due to broken brakes, Charles Leclerc in turn suffered a heavy blow when exiting the Parabolica. “I just lost the car. It was completely my own fault. The race was extremely difficult anyway, I also struggled quite a bit with the tires in my first stint”, Leclerc looks back disappointed. Physically the Monegask is okay and that is of course the most important thing. “Yes, I am physically okay, although it will still hurt here and there tomorrow.”
Teammate Vettel did not fare much better. “Whether this is our worst nightmare? Yes, it is very difficult for the whole team at the moment. But we are in this position and we must do everything we can to end the season as dignified as possible. It is what it is and it is. I would also rather be in a different situation, but we try to continue with our heads held high. ” At Monza that was not successful in the least, the blush is more on the jaws – Vettel also knows. “Perhaps it would have been better without fans there”, the German sighs. Next week, those fans will be there in limited numbers, during the thousandth Ferrari F1 race at Mugello. “Well, at least we can’t expect too much, everyone will see where we are. Mugello might suit us a bit better, but that certainly doesn’t mean that we will compete for the podium. The expectations are very low, if we have a problem-free performance. weekend then that’s already a lot. “
Team boss Mattia Binotto can also do little more than lick the wounds after this blow. “This is the worst possible end to an already very difficult weekend. Not finishing the race is even worse than a bad performance. Especially for Seb, who had to give up due to a reliability problem. It is difficult to move forward at the moment. but we still have to learn from this and ensure that we do better in the future, “he says Sky Sports F1 know. “We knew in advance that Spa and Monza would be difficult for us, that would be the toughest races of the season. Hopefully the upcoming races will be a bit better, although the performance of our current car is simply not as hoped. Anyway: right. now it is important to look ahead and keep working hard. “
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