This is a unique fact in the history of Formula 1. In 2025, Team Ferrari will field three cars in the world championship! The Italian team, which extended Charles Leclerc for many years and who has just stolen Lewis Hamilton à Mercedes, was absolutely devastated at the thought of losing Carlos Sainz at the end of the season, who won the only two victories of the Frédéric Vasseur era.
Last Sunday, in the wake of the Australian Grand Prix won by the Spaniard, the leaders of the Scuderia therefore called a meeting with Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the president of the FIA, and Stefano Domenicali, the boss of the FOM, in the Melbourne paddock. The purpose of the meeting? A very special request from Maranello…
Carlos Sainz stays at Ferrari!
Frédéric Vasseur and his teams have in fact requested a waiver to field three cars instead of two next year. Aware that Carlos Sainz is the only driver capable of bringing a little suspense to F1 for a year and a half behind the indomitable Max Verstappen, the presidents agreed (for once!) and accepted the request made by the Scuderia.
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, like great gentlemen, gave their blessing. The decision, however, caused controversy within the competition, which considered itself legitimately disadvantaged by the maneuver, but the historical political weight of the Italian team, present in Grands Prix since 1950, made the difference. Surprisingly, Christian Horner and Red Bull, sure of their strengths and tired of dominating to this extent, accepted without reservation.
In the championship, however, the Scuderia will have to choose before each weekend its two cars which will score points. Delicate and difficult choices ahead. The Scuderia's sporting management has already indicated that a shootout between the three men will take place at the simulator before each race weekend so that Ferrari can decide on the identity of its two drivers who will score points. points. Lots of pressure ahead, therefore, for the three men! Note that all three men will, however, be able to score points at Imola and Monza. Good news for fans!
This article was obviously an April Fool's joke on the part of the AUTOhebdo editorial staff.
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PASCAL VAILLANT
01/04/2024 at 05:14 a.m.
Nice April Fool's joke.And why not beat the RBs?
Yves-Henri RANDIER
01/04/2024 at 03:18 a.m.
April Fool !! A bit big...