Instruction manual for a nightmare execution

Let’s take a track, that of Budapest, winding enough and where battery delivery is not so crucial.
Then let’s take a car, the Ferrari SF-26, very strong in terms of chassis, which on Friday had shown long runs such as to be able to aim for victory.
And then from qualifying onwards, let’s try to add up an infinite series of blunders:

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– In Q3, it was decided to send Hamilton – at that moment P1 – out first for the second attempt.
– Also in Q3, Hamilton was not warned of Piastri’s arrival, causing him to incur a 3-place grid penalty for impeding.
– Then, in the race, it was decided to start with Soft tires for both Hamilton and Leclerc, unique among the top teams.
– Hamilton successfully executed the undercut but then fell asleep, letting Verstappen pass him like a rookie.

– And again, Hamilton’s first two stops with imperfect timing that sent him back on track always just behind a rival – with consequent time lost for overtaking.
– Finally, Hamilton’s last stop (was it correct to stop him during the VSC while he was 2nd?) with the combo of the position to be returned to Antonelli and the 5″ penalty for the English driver for speeding in the pitlane.

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Shake well and you get a fourth and fifth position at the finish line, messing up practically everything that could be messed up.
Here is the instruction manual for a nightmare execution, signed by team Ferrari.

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