Because in the end Leclerc has always been the last of Ferrari’s problems. Since his Epiphany in red, that 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix which, unknowingly, already contained the 6 painful years to come. Strong, very strong, very fast and firmly leading his second race with the Prancing Horse.
Then his Ferrari starts to cough, limp, slow down. With 10 laps to go. And he finishes third.
They start putting obstacles in his way, caging a true, pure, instinctive, rare talent. And stubborn.
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Stubborn because in a stubborn and contrary direction to results, to the stopwatch, to logic.
Because those 8 wins in 155 grands prix are a path of effort and suffering, of very high and very low peaks, that very few would have continued to follow.
A blind love for Ferrari, almost self-destructive and therefore borderline toxic, like the most passionate of Red fans. Betting on Ferrari always and anyway, despite having so far collected only crumbs, moments, snippets of illusions.
An intimate pact that has sealed his bond with the fans, who find in Leclerc the full expression of their disappointments, their hopes, of time slipping away like sand through their hands.
A new renewal, a new act of love.
With the prayer, yet again, to be reciprocated and not betrayed by that little red car he dreamed of since he was a child.
And come on, this guy deserves it…
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