The battle between Ferrari and McLaren in 2021 has rekindled their old rivalry. The two powerhouses of the sport are the most successful teams in Formula 1. They will fight for P3 in the constructors’ championship in the 2021 season.
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McLaren had an advantage early in the season as the team and Lando Norris got the year off to an exceptional start. But the Italian team was always on his heels as both Ferrari drivers showed consistent performances. When McLaren got a 1-2 at Monza, fans thought they were favorites for third place.
But the latest engine upgrade gave Ferrari the decisive advantage in the race. McLaren has had no answer to the pace of its rivals since Turkey. Ferrari is now 39.5 points ahead of the Woking team and could take P3 in Jeddah.
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An F1 team can only achieve a maximum of 44 points on a race weekend. With only a maximum of 88 points available in two races, the team from Woking needs a perfect weekend in Saudi Arabia and must hope that Ferrari won’t beat them by more than 4 points to get this fight to the point in Abu Dhabi.
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We have to beat them by four or five points: Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz
As reported by Formula1.com, the Spaniard knew Ferrari could claim P3 before the weekend started, but he wasn’t too excited about the prospect.
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Formula 1 F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia – Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – December 3, 2021, General view of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. in the pit lane during practice REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
“We have to beat them by four or five points this weekend, which could seem like a likely scenario given the latest results. But we have to remember that McLaren has fought in every race we have outdone them.
It wasn’t that we were on an easy path to beat them before they had problems for the last three races so it was still very close; We just managed to make fewer mistakes, put everything together with both cars and beat them. But I have a feeling they have the faster car here and will probably take the fight to Abu Dhabi, ”said Sainz.
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Ferrari has to outperform McLaren by 5 points in the race to finish P3. With Leclerc starting on P4 and Norris on P7, it looks like the advantage lies with the Prancing Horses.
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