Finest second
Reaching a one-two is of course a much-celebrated feat, and Ferrari managed to do that not as soon as however twice in 2024 – which means that they did so greater than McLaren and Mercedes, who every scored this consequence on just one event.
The primary got here in Australia for the Scuderia – the place Sainz clinched the win forward of Leclerc – earlier than a second adopted throughout a dominant efficiency at the USA Grand Prix, with Leclerc main the best way.
However it’s maybe becoming that every driver is accountable for an particularly memorable second of their very own. Sainz’s aforementioned victory at Albert Park marked a unprecedented comeback simply two weeks on from his surgical procedure after struggling appendicitis, and it additionally proved what the 30-year-old was able to as he appeared for a seat on the grid for 2025.
And whereas Leclerc’s second P1 of the season at Monza was one thing to behold – given the presence of the ever-passionate Tifosi – it was his long-awaited win in Monaco that proved notably emotional, with it lastly bringing to an finish his intensive run of unhealthy luck at his house occasion.
READ MORE: ‘I used to be 99% positive I used to be going to proceed with Ferrari’ says Sainz, as he admits ‘damage’ at being changed by Hamilton
Worst second
Ferrari have beforehand loved nice success on the Canadian Grand Prix through the years – however this 12 months’s go to to the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve proved disastrous for the Scuderia. The troubles began in qualifying, the place each drivers did not progress to Q3 for the primary time all season.
Their fortunes didn’t enhance on Sunday, with Leclerc struggling an engine problem early on within the occasion earlier than retiring on Lap 43 of 70. Sainz, in the meantime, struggled to make headway via the sphere and picked up harm following contact with the Kick Sauber of Valtteri Bottas, ensuing within the Spaniard additionally recording a DNF.
With this coming after the excessive of Leclerc’s Monaco win, it was a irritating weekend for the squad – and whereas they returned to the factors subsequent outing in Spain, some tensions emerged between Leclerc and Sainz on this race after they briefly made contact on monitor, marking a tough mid-season run for the squad.
