Ferrari ‘hit by a rapidly spinning downward spiral’

Ferrari’s latest “fiasco” in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix showed they are on an alarming downward spiral that must be quickly reversed.

Those are the words of Sky Sport Germany editor Udo Hutflotz following the Scuderia’s double DNF in Baku, which followed on from their other disappointing recent races.

Charles Leclerc has now started on pole position for the last four grands prix but won none of them. In two of those, the Monegasque 24-year-old had to retire with engine problems, while in his home race a potential victory was scuppered by a team strategy blunder and he finished fourth.

In Azerbaijan, Leclerc’s team-mate, Carlos Sainz, was already out of the race due to a hydraulic issue, becoming the first driver to retire, when a power-unit failure for the No 16 car meant Ferrari’s senior personnel could abandon the pit wall and their colleagues start packing up in the garage.

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From a position of strength in both World Championships after the first three races of the campaign, the Italian giants are now falling well behind Red Bull collectively and Max Verstappen individually.

Even Verstappen’s team-mate, Sergio Perez, who has one 2022 victory to his colleague’s five, is now ahead of Leclerc in the standings.

We’re hurting. We know you are too.

But it’s time to knuckle down and get ready to go again, team #essereFerrari pic.twitter.com/GGtmrRvCsr

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) June 13, 2022

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