Danica Patrick Annihilates Charles Leclerc & Ferrari F1 Ambitions With Just One Question at Miami GP

Shreya Sanjeev | 10/05/2023
Danica Patrick Annihilates Charles Leclerc & Ferrari F1 Ambitions With Just One Question at Miami GP

Ferrari, led by Charles Leclerc, find themselves caught in a gloomy descent. Their fortunes have been fading after the setbacks of the 2022 season. After gradually slipping away from their status as viable contenders for the championship, the team made significant changes in a bid to reclaim their position.

Yet, the crown only slips further from their grasp today. Revered NASCAR icon, Danica Patrick puts the team under intense scrutiny, holding them accountable for their current predicament.

The Maranello legends have used the excuse of being in a “learning process” with their 2023 challenger. However, it’s been five races in and Ferrari only fall further away from the benchmark set by Red Bull. Sainz, the leading car in red, finished over 42 seconds behind the two Bulls, and that is concerning.

Thus, Patrick steps forward with the question in everyone’s mind and puts the team in the hot seat.

Danica Patrick questions Ferrari promises

Reporting for Sky Sports during the Miami GP weekend, Danica Patrick reflected on the downfall of the Prancing Horses. Looking at all the prim and proper statements the team gives to the media, Patrick asks the age-old question. “Carlos said they’re in a learning process, but, I wonder what they’re learning?”

A blow to the already downbeat team, the punches keep coming from Patrick. “I feel like they feel very confused.” Examining Leclerc’s comments about the car being a tricky car to drive.

Thus, they only have a small window to operate in. As the former IndyCar driver explained, “[Leclerc] said a small window. There’s just no room for errors.”

And that’s why qualifying went so horribly wrong for Charles Leclerc, who ended his session in the barriers. “There it was, the small window… the window is just so so tiny and they just got to figure out how to get the tires to work better so that they can use it and be able to have some margin of error, a bigger window and a better race.”

Thus, all eyes are on Ferrari. While last year the car was great, the team messed up strategies and missed out on the title. This time, it’s the other way around. So, hopefully, the pieces fall back into place for the team in Red, because as Sebastian Vettel said, everyone is a Ferrari fan. And the world awaits the day the championship returns to Maranello.

Post Edited By: Shreya Sanjeev
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Shreya Sanjeev

Shreya Sanjeev is an F1 journalist at the SportsRush. Two years in the field and an ever-growing love for the sport drive her dream to walk around the paddock one day with a mic in hand. A Red Bull fan through and through, her “favorite driver” spot was once held by notable alumni Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, and now, the Dutch Lion himself, Max Verstappen. Apart from F1, she muses in the NBA and cheers on for Steph Curry and his Warriors, while also jumping on the NFL bandwagon.

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