Ferrari fans on Twitter were clearly not impressed with the team’s basic error of putting Charles Leclerc out with wrong tyres
Ferrari made another strategic error on Saturday when they sent their leading title contender Charles Leclerc out on the wrong set of tyres in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.”Wait! What are these tyres?” exclaimed Leclerc as he started the final phase of the hour-long session on new soft tyres instead of a used set. “Sorry, it’s a mistake,” his engineer replied over the radio.
The error ultimately had little impact with the Monegasque lining up 16th, one place behind Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen, on a grid reshuffled by engine and gearbox penalties. That was as much as he could have hoped for with Verstappen in a league of his own and setting by far the fastest lap of the qualifying hour. “Probably wasn’t planned that way. But we’ll discuss and see what went wrong,” Leclerc said about the tyre confusion.
Fans were clearly not happy with basic error from Ferrari’s staff. This is not the first time that it has happened either. Let us take a look at some of the interesting reactions.
“I never understood they something called Formula1 Continental Circus. Now, we all know it’s thanks to Ferrari clowns”, trolled a fan.
“Ferrari, my standards were low but what is this”, joked another fan.
“ferrari screwing charles over again… yep, f1’s back”, read another tweet.
“Nice to see Ferrari are still in their usual form after the break”, the trolls kept pouring in.
“From “We are checking” To “Sorry, it’s a mistake” Well, they are improving, at least they acknowledge their mistake for now”, tweeted another fan.
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