A great classic for Ferrari fans
“With ‘ifs’ you could remake the world“: Charles Leclerc cut short his comments on the pole potential of his last qualifying lap in his Monte Carlo, which ended with a crash at Tabaccaio.
His scathing remark is the perfect title for this weekend: Ferrari, a big favorite on the streets of the Principality, thanks to its praised chassis, melted away session after session, giving its fans another illusion and another disillusionment. The umpteenth in recent months, in recent years.
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On the last lap, at the moment of the error, my calculations show that #Leclerc had a 0.030 advantage over #Verstappen and about 0.1 over #Antonelli. This is an approximate algorithm because it uses live data, but Charles was definitely there with them to fight for it #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/wjYzmPJkUE
— Federico Albano (@Fred__18) June 6, 2026
Drivers clear themselves and complain about pit work
“For two weeks I haven’t felt comfortable with the brakes, the car was very unstable. On the last lap I tried, but I pushed too hard and touched the barriers,” said Leclerc, who then whispered – raising an eyebrow: “It wasn’t just my fault. From my side of the garage it was a very chaotic weekend, the disappointment is huge.”
And the imperfection in the pits also seemed to be the distinctive note of Lewis Hamilton’s Saturday, who finished third: “My car was really in bad condition in Q1. It was completely different. I had to make huge changes to the wing to try and rebalance it. I don’t know what went wrong, we will analyze the situation thoroughly. With this set-up we lost the opportunity to fight for the front row in qualifying. I got out what I could, with the balance I had. The car was on the limit and I was on the limit too.”
There’s always something missing, there’s always a puzzle missing a piece to be complete. And the others celebrate. And Ferrari explains.
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Are we getting used to disappointments?
Fans are getting used to the series of disappointments that Ferrari ‘gives’, to the point of no longer even believing in illusions. Journalists – so demonized – are less and less critical and more and more understanding and indulgent. Willing to create a good environment around the Red car. By now, Ferrari is treated as if it were a rookie, young team that needs to grow calmly. With caresses and patience. We hear praise for a fast lap, 15 laps in the lead, having fought for pole. You can’t throw away all the work done, you can’t revolutionize everything starting from scratch. The result? We are anesthetizing ourselves, we are getting used to defeat.
I know I’ve said these things before, I know I’ve written them before.
But the Prancing Horse that stands on the red car is the symbol of passion: it gets restless, it is not content, it has no patience. It does not want to be anesthetized. It would kick away the “ifs” and turn the world upside down, just to win. Just not to continuously disappoint its fans.
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