This time Ferrari has known what to do. The season for those from Maranello has been marked by bad decisions, strategies and pit stops. Error after error that complicated the World Cup for both Leclerc and Sainz. However, on this occasion, leclerc has been proclaimed runner-up in the world and it has been thanks to Ferrari’s strategy.
Both Red Bull and Mercedes have beaten the Italians in strategy on numerous occasions this season, but this time they have played their cards and outmaneuvered the energy drinkers.
The Abu Dhabi race always has a big degradation. The best decision was make two stops and that was the plan of both Ferrari and Red Bull. However, when Pérez has entered the pitsthe Italians have been able to react quickly and change the plango to a single stop.
were left 24 lapsLeclerc had to put up with that tire and Pérez needed reduce the distance. Thus, Leclerc has reduced the pace to be able to save the tire for the end while Pérez approached lap after lap.
Checo has tried everything, with a very high pace and trying to pass as quickly as possible to the bentwho have not helped the Mexican at all and have made him lose precious thousandths.
When the end was near, Leclerc has increased the pacehe was saving rubber and the data that Checo caught up with him without problems changed, in the end he managed to catch him on the last lap, he was only going to have one chance, but the Monegasque continued to push and in the end he has not been able to attack him in any moment.
Ferrari thus ends the season with a good taste in the mouth, with a great strategy and winning second place over Mercedes in the constructors world cup and with Leclerc getting the drivers’ runner-up.