‘Tifosi’ have not had such sky-high expectations since Schumacher’s days
Imola — The massed ranks of Ferrari fans will be hoping to celebrate a triumphant homecoming at Imola on Sunday after Charles Leclerc’s early season domination raised expectations to the highest levels in years.
The Ferrari driver’s lead over Mercedes’ George Russell is also 34 points after three of a scheduled 23 races, meaning that even if Leclerc draws a blank he is sure to be still leading the standings after the weekend.The Ferrari “tifosi” have not flocked to Imola with such sky-high expectations since seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher took a record seventh win there in 2006, his last season with the Italian team.
Team boss Mattia Binotto has ruled out introducing big upgrades for this race, given the hectic format with practice and qualifying on Friday, and Mercedes and Red Bull are thinking along the same lines. Lewis Hamilton was the 2020 winner for Mercedes but the seven-time world champion’s team are struggling this time with a bouncing car.
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