Charles Leclerc’s struggle to pass a Haas reveals the sad truth behind Ferrari’s 2023 campaign without Mattia Binotto as team principal

Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc’s troubles at the 2023 Miami Grand Prix were highlighted all throughout the race.

Charles Leclerc’s struggle to pass a Haas reveals the sad truth behind Ferrari’s 2023 campaign without Mattia Binotto as team principal

Charles Leclerc (Via Instagram)

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari wasn’t at their best during the 2023 Miami GP race weekend. After losing out on the race win to Max Verstappen last year, Leclerc aimed to get a shot at redemption during this year’s iteration. However, things did no go his way. Track conditions were a bit scattered around as track was constantly evolving. It rained the night before the race which gave the impression that the race would be unpredictable.

Alas, nothing changed for the better for Ferrari as Charles Leclerc finished in a disappointing 7th position. Meanwhile his teammate Carlos Sainz finished further up the grid in P5. On the other hand, Max Verstappen won the race yet again putting him on par for the record of most races won for Red Bull. The record is currently held by Sebastian Vettel and could break anytime this season.

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Charles Leclerc had a weekend to forget in Miami. The Monegasque driver crashed the car at turn 7 during FP2. Further on, Leclerc crashed the car yet again in qualifying at the same spot that in turn affected the grid positions adversely. When it came to Sunday’s race, a lot of expectations arose as Charles thought the setup of the car would benefit the team
for the race.

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Charles Leclerc’s fight with a Haas is a testament to Ferrari’s current state of affair and came as a great amusement to the fans

Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc

The whole paddock including fans on the internet were amused as Charles Leclerc was busy fighting a Haas for almost half of the race. With Haas being supplied by Ferrari engines, it came out to be a bit embarrassing as the main team was struggling to keep up with its customer team. This in turn highlighted a big issue in the way that the Maranello based team operates.

Some have the opinion that the removal of former team principal Mattia Binotto and replacing him with Fred Vasseur hasn’t worked out. As a matter of fact, the team has started to perform even worse compared to the 2022 F1 season. While the saga of bad results continues, it will be interesting to see if Ferrari can pick up the pieces and get back to winning races by the end of the season.

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