Three things we learned in Miami 2023? Is this the end of the road for Charles Leclerc???

​So not a lot really again, the wasn’t much drama as races go and for a street track again surprisingly boring race, no safety cars, no drama be that negative or positive and ultimately the hardly anything I can say. I guess most things that could take was off track this weekend as that’s where most the action occurred.

Miami gimmicks!

Look Miami since it’s introduction to the F1 calendar has been known to be very gimmicky and ultimately this years event didn’t fail but with all of that the reaction from a large part of the fan base certainly online appear to take negative to that and even I didn’t like the pre race presentation ceremony! It felt like a cheapened version of what we saw from Austin Texas all those years ago in 2017. But the 2017 one was actually pretty good and was solid but this was a bit poorly presented to us.

I know someone who actually went to this years MiamiGP and I have heard the take on the event itself and way I imagine personally Miami it’s more one of them races where you got to be in town to really understand what it’s about and not really an race where it’s going ever to be appealing to the main F1 base or a great spectacle on TV.

Charles Leclerc again not helping himself.

Charles I feel this season is kind of reminding me of that 2019/2020 Sebastian Vettel at the moment and he’s not in a good place right now. The crash in Qualifying again just shows where Charles is at the moment and the longer this goes on the more questions are going to be asked where is Charles at? Honestly I do think we could be witnessing Charles in final few seasons with Ferrari and maybe his final ever season with Ferrari and I get this feeling because you got to look at Charles body language not just outside the car but also in the car.

And it just doesn’t seem to be clicking for either driver or team. And the been rumours of a Mercedes move and you know with Lewis getting older day by day and with where Mercedes are at also does or is Mercedes attention moving away from Lewis and onto Charles? Is Charles really going to be the one who returns the Scuderia back to its championship glory? And you know I’m not confident he will be and in fact I think Charles could be heading for a early exit come the end of this season.

  • Bahrain DNF, he gets out the car and just looks like he could cry.
  • In Jeddah was beaten by Carlos Sainz and ultimately vented some frustration on the team radio.
  • His race in Australia was over before it began and he might have well just not turned up to the event.
  • And now Miami crashes it in the Qualifying and then has a very quiet race just like Jeddah.

And that’s just 2023 so far let’s not forget 2022 and 2021 or even seasons before that. And I feel like Charles and Ferrari are starting to go through that divorce stage.

W14/B

If I was Lewis or George you’d be delighted with how Miami went and be even more happy given that in Imola they’ll have a almost completely redefined car and will it work? Well only a matter of time will tell but is it worth being excited? I think so and I’m sure it can’t be any worse then what they have now. Only 10 days time we will find out truly if Mercedes can get themselves back to where they think they belong and that’s fighting for the championship and winning GrandPrix and not finishing P4 or P6 and some 40+ seconds behind the winner.

So lots to look forward too and hopefully Imola which is first Italian GrandPrix this season will feature some great thrill and spill. And I’ve always liked Imola so much as it’s in my opinion one of F1’s most infamous circuits. It’s obviously and sadly where Ayrton Senna drove his final ever race but despite some of the sadness that does surround that place, I do think back to 2005 or 2006 when we had those great battles between Schumacher and Alonso and even 2021 saw a brilliant GrandPrix there with RedFlags, interchangeable conditions and of course the beginning of what was the Hamilton Vs Verstappen rivalry.

But less said about that rivalry the better!


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

F1 2024 Game Review! Another epic failure by EA/Codemasters

Image
Why F1 2024 Is Not Worth Your Money – A Review When EA bought Codemasters, many fans, myself included, approached it with cautious optimism. Sure, there were sceptics, but there was hope that EA’s resources could elevate the F1 franchise. Unfortunately, even optimism has its limits, and for me—and many others—that breaking point has arrived. Ironically, this feels fitting given the “Breaking Point” story mode introduced in EA’s first F1 game, F1 2021 . Back in 2021, I rated F1 21 13.5 points out of 30 in my grading system, which ranges from A-F. Today, I’m going to put F1 2024 under the same scrutiny and explain why it simply isn’t worth parting with £50 or more of your hard-earned money. Scoring System  A** 25-30 B** 20-24 C** 15-19 D** 10-14 E** 5-9 C** 0-4 Career Mode: 2 out of 5 While there’s been a slight improvement in career mode this year, it’s far from revolutionary. As F1 YouTuber Tom97 pointed out, the career mode feels lifeless after just two seasons. You get ...
Read more

Should F1 change it’s RedFlag rules??

Image
So question I want to look at today is should F1 change the RedFlag rules??? Now within the last 12 months the been 6 RedFlags! Now that is abnormally high considering how many red flags where thrown between 2015 to end of 2019 which was only 5!  So within the last 12 months we’ve seen as many RedFlags as we’ve seen across years of 5 seasons! So is it time for a change? Under the current rules it allows teams to change tyres, to change wings and damaged body parts like for like. It also under the current rules in enables drivers who are a lap down during races to come back onto the leaders lap. Now personally I think this is a rather unfair situation. Because ultimately put it this way your not allowed to leave the track and gain a advantage yet your allowed to repair a damage car or gain back significant time under one of these safety cars!  Also if you repaired a car during parc ferme you’d have to start your race from the pit lane. In my opinion the current set of rules are...
Read more

RIP 🪦 NIki Lauda 1949-2019!

Image
Niki, good old Niki! It’s already been two years since his passing it’s mad that the first time we come back to Monaco is two years past Lauda death.  Niki is a legend of F1, I talked in my last blog about F1 not having GOATS but a hall of fame and this is true but I think the is also a very good argument Lauda could be the best of all time!  What NIki achieved in F1 career when you look at it is simply unimaginable. He’s technically the only para athlete  F1 driver to ever win a championship! And not just one but two.  After his horrendous crash at the Nurburgring in 1976 I believe it would of simply been amazing if he’d of ever got back into a F1 car to complete maybe one parade lap like what Romain Grosjean is going to get the opportunity in a months time at the FrenchGP let alone to still compete at the top of his game. What Lauda showed no matter what never give up he in a way defines in my opinion that sporting spirit. He set the bar for champions that came aft...
Read more