The circus heads out to entertain its Asian fans once again with the Japanese GP weekend underway. However, with just five races to go, the question of the championship winner has become when and not who. Max Verstappen comfortably leads the lists, with Charles Leclerc and Ferrari failing to keep up the fight.
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Ferrari started the season brilliantly, with powerful performances. However, the Italian team soon became a victim of their unreliability and poor strategic decisions. Ferrari not only lost the championship lead to Red Bull, but also began to fall behind to compete for the drivers’ championship.
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The Scuderia, despite being a competitive car, is out of reach in both championships. There have also been many examples of poor strategic decisions in recent races. One is Carlos Sainz’s pit stop at the Dutch GP which cost him precious seconds due to tire confusion.
In a season where Ferrari might finally have ended its drought, the strategy calls are definitely the unwelcome highlight. The fact that Ferrari has not properly challenged for the championship with Leclerc at the helm is also a big point of contention for the Tifosi. Fans have pointed out the obvious error in the team’s judgment on Twitter every chance they got.
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The widely publicized topic of strategic mistakes even sparked rumors of a change in management. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case at the moment. Regardless, fans on Twitter are submitting their resumes.
Ferrari fan submits resume as replacement for Ferrari strategist
The widely covered track is also hitting the track in banner form with one fan making the most of their 5 seconds of fame. The particular fan held up a bright banner that said, “@Ferrari: hire me as a strategist”
The sign obviously caught everyone’s attention, even commenters talked about it and Twitter was drowned in laughter.
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To the person with the sign “Ferrari hire me as your strategist”
You are an icon ?— Alex ? (@_alexf1_) October 8, 2022
To the guy with the Ferrari strategist sign: I love you, absolute shit#GPJapanese
– Conor (Who has a master’s degree now)! (@OtroConor) October 8, 2022
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Fans love the iconic banner and rally behind the fan for change. Becoming a Ferrari strategist may not be that easy, but the banner is capturing the position of the masses.