Sunday October 20th you run the United States Grand Prix of Formula 1. So it begins the last quarter of the season, as 18 of the 24 scheduled races were played. We need to stage another 6, that is, the ones that have become most complicated of all for the Ferrari.
Yes, because for a decade now, the Prancing Horse has been arriving with short of breath at the end of the year. The last one “red autumn” it was that of the 2010when Fernando Alonso he was the protagonist of one flush which seemed to be able to direct him towards that title which, it is stated without hesitation, would have deserved more than a fouled Sebastian Vettel, but equipped with a superior car.
After that, the Scuderia di Maranello has always been in decline. Clearly seasons with occasional victories (2011, 2013, 2023) or without successes (2014, 2016, 2020, 2021) do not count. However, when the Reds have achieved successes with a certain frequency, the last 6 dating have definitely become stingy with satisfaction.
When is the next F1 race? US GP 2024: programme, times, TV, streaming. Long break of a month
In the 2012 three victories came, all in the first half of the season. In the 2015 the three successes came between the first and thirteenth rounds, after which nothing. In the 2017 Ferrari won four of the first eleven races and only one of the last nine (the penultimate, in Brazil, but it was a true ‘Pyrrhic victory’ with the World Championship already awarded).
Similar situation in 2018. Five victories in the first thirteen GPs, only one in the next eight (moving, because Kimi Raikkönen was the protagonist, but impromptu). The 2019 it was a strange year, but as soon as we entered the last 6 races, the Prancing Horse stopped leading. Finally, the 2022 it was a close relative of 2017 and 2018 (four triumphs in the first half of the championship, none in the following one).
In short, the trend is clear. In this 2024will Ferrari be able to reverse its characteristics and close on a high note? It would be a nice optical signal 2025when the Scuderia hopes to return to actually fighting for the title, without having to play the part of “third wheel” as is currently happening.
