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Ferrari told to learn from Mercedes to upset Max Verstappen as Charles Leclerc demand made | F1 | Sports


Ferrari told to learn from Mercedes to upset Max Verstappen as Charles Leclerc demand made |  F1 |  Sports

Ferrari needs to “regroup” and learn from Mercedes and Red Bull if they want Charles Leclerc to challenge for the title, according to Johnny Herbert. The former driver claims the Scuderia still make the “same mistakes” with their strategy decisions while Red Bull makes “brilliant calls”.

He also added the team needed to “listen to Charles” more to ensure the they make the right decisions to challenge for wins. Herbert said: “There is still a lot of head scratching that needs to be done at Ferrari. They’ve got to listen to Charles as well.

“As a driver, you’ve got to be very strong in your opinions in a situation that they were in with that safety car, you’ve got to make that call together. At the moment, to me, it seems that it’s coming They’ve got to make the right calls to give Charles a chance of winning the championship because this is a brilliant chance for them They can’t keep throwing it away and that’s what they keep doing at the moment, it’s very frustrating.

“Red Bull’s strategy is sometimes a bit risqué but they make some absolutely brilliant calls to enable their driver to capitalize on getting that race win. That’s where Ferrari are still lacking big time.

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The team said their drivers could race freely in Silverstone despite Lewis Hamilton pulling out a gap almost enough to jump the pair during his stop. The decision led to criticism from Leclerc who appeared enraged behind the cockpit over team radio.

Herbert added: “If a race fan thinks it’s a crazy call, how do they not see it themselves when they’ve got all the information in the world in front of them?

“They still make the same mistakes, that’s the unbelievable thing and that’s the strength of Red Bull and Mercedes as well. That’s where they’re leaking.”


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