The sudden gap in points at Ferrari has given them the chance to set their number one driver for the title push, writes OllieHarden ✍️ F1
The time was nigh for team orders as Formula 1 left Imola at the end of April, but only Ferrari could fail to spot the scale of the opportunity opening up before them.
Sainz had become a popular and valued member of the team since arriving at the beginning of last year, and when drivers are formally cast in the support position there is normally no way back. Assoon discovered alongside Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, the wingman role is for life, not just for one afternoon in Hungary.
As Sainz attacked, it felt as if Leclerc was fighting not only to preserve second place but his status within the team. His hunch was proven correct in the cooler conditions of Sunday as Leclerc was almost transported back to the start of the season when everything seemed so wonderfully effortless, passing Verstappen on three separate occasions.
With Leclerc himself still 38 points adrift of Verstappen, the likelihood of Ferrari ending their 15-year wait for a Drivers’ title remains rather remote, yet there is now an opportunity to recalibrate Sainz as an asset to Leclerc rather than a threat.last month, Sainz declared he now felt comfortable enough with the F1-75 to push flat-out “without any fear of losing the car.”
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