What happened to Ferrari at the Canadian GP?

In Formula 1, things can change very quickly. After Charles Leclerc’s victory in Monaco and Carlos Sainz’s third-place finish, they experienced a setback in the Canadian Grand Prix, which was driven in Montreal. Leclerc encountered engine power problems early in the race and could not compete for points. After a second pit stop to seemingly fix the car, the team put on hard tires while it was still raining heavily. Leclerc struggled and eventually had to return to the pits.

Sainz completed almost the entire race but remained outside the points throughout. As the track dried out in the race’s final third, drivers had to take more risks to overtake. Unfortunately, Sainz lost control of his car and made contact with Albon. This collision forced Albon’s Williams car into the wall, prompting the deployment of the second safety car. Sainz then pitted to address damage to the rear wing of his Ferrari. Later, Carlos apologized to Alex in the paddock, who was not upset about the incident.

The Spaniard commented on his Sunday: “A race in the middle of nowhere, fighting for 12th or 13th. There was very little visibility, I had little grip like the entire weekend. Then, with the dry tires, it seemed like I was going faster; I started to pick up and was approaching tenth position. When I took the risk of trying to pass on the DRS train, I made a mistake that prevented us from finishing the points. We weren’t going fast in any race conditions, generally throughout the weekend.”

Ferrari arrived in Canada just 24 points behind Red Bull in the Constructors’ World Championship, but Verstappen scored 25 more points than the Italians in qualifying. Leclerc maintains second place in the championship but has McLaren’s Norris just seven points behind. McLaren’s tendency, much more stable than that of Maranello, begins to point them out as the reference against Max in the second third of the Formula One Championship.