Peace Photo of the Main Ferrari Actor

Peace Photo of the Main Ferrari Actor

Three races, three times stable order: But a photo with Sebastian Vettel, Charles Leclerc, and Mattia Binotto to show peace. That's what Ross Brawn and Mika Hakkinen say.

Is that just the calm before the next storm? Between the Grands Prix of China and Azerbaijan Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto and the two pilots, Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc met for an appointment with petrol supplier Shell in Maranello. And demonstratively showed unity.

Italian press rushes against Vettel:

There is a tense situation after three Grands Prix 2019. Because Binotto has intervened three times with stable order. In Australia, Leclerc could not overtake Vettel in the end, in Bahrain Leclerc defied the instruction not to attack Vettel in the next two rounds and in China Vettel was sent past Leclerc.

Sebastian Vettel and @Charles_Leclerc shooting with the Ferrari SP2 Monza in Castelvetro di Modena today 😍

📸 : gianmatteovandelli#F1 #Seb5 pic.twitter.com/93TshyQZu5

— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) April 17, 2019

Defending Binotto, Ross Brawn, who was a mainstay of the Ferrari team in the successful Schumi era, "Mattia is handling the situation well at the moment. Binotto is forced to tackle a situation that is definitely new to Ferrari, namely two drivers who fight at a very high level. On the one hand with the talented, young Leclerc, on the other hand with the valuable resource Vettel, who has proved to be four times world champion in the past as pressure-resistant. "

Two-time World Champion Mika Häkkinen sees things differently: "Charles Leclerc started better than his Ferrari stablemate Sebastian Vettel and should have been left in third place to hunt Bottas. Instead, he was instructed to slow down and let Vettel pass - it seemed like a mistake. If you compete against a strong team like Mercedes, then games are useless. Ferrari has to finally concentrate on itself. It does not matter if Leclerc or Vettel wins if you want to iron Mercedes. I think Charles had every right to be upset. "

His advice: "Vettel and Leclerc have the potential to challenge Mercedes every GP weekend - but for this, the drivers need the support of their team, certain flexibility, and full concentration. Forget the topic of "Stall order": The focus must be on how to win a race. "

*This article was first published in German at autobild.de/motorsport.