[Rassegna stampa] – Every champion has its dark side. Because the pilots are certainly war machines, fast, trained, quick in reflexes, beautiful and bright, but they are still human. And the human being, history tells it, is wrong. There is no Formula 1 driver, in the times when the life of the driver is intimately analyzed in all its parts, who has not shown weaknesses at times. And Charles Leclerc does not shy away from the definition, net of the euphorias that often accompany him, despite considering his youth compared to more experienced colleagues.
“While Leclerc apologized with lucid sincerity; while fully explaining the genesis of his mistake, we made a double effort thinking about the moment when he lost measure and trebond and crashed into the other Ferrari, that of Vettel, on lap one. Same point where Seb had made a mistake seven days earlier. Then there was Leclerc in front, resulting in a competitive German fregola. This time the positions were reversed. And in the hypothesis that the mental conditions of the two drivers are comparable when the roles are reversed, there is too much suspicion to be included in a very bitter budget. We used exclamations to celebrate a boy with talent, grace and intelligence. Thus, seeing him swing at the dawn of a race that was to give kilometers and points, technical checks and consolations, involves considering the existence of a mysterious and troubling part of the champion he is. Something that has to do with destructive impatience when ambition is frustrated, with a hint of blind presumption. These are terms that often nailed Vettel to his responsibilities. Yes, but Leclerc is, should be, of another cloth. Fortified and reassured by an iron pact with Ferrari that has staked big on his strength. For this reason, the account produced by Charles in Styria seems heavier, unexpected and less digestible. These are things that can happen, which signal a great desire to do, at the cost of overdoing it. Especially if you leave this way behind when you have the winning numbers. Yes, of course, we can look for extenuating circumstances and quick forgiveness. Tomorrow maybe. In a little while. When Leclerc manages to remove a fear, an uncertainty that no one, in and around this Ferrari, can afford“.
Giorgio Terruzzi, Corriere della Sera
