[TrapezeArtist]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

I understand Ferrari are trying to maximise a lead driver result, whoever that lead driver in the race may be, but in the end, they waited ages before ordering Leclerc to let Vettel through, thereby defeating most of the point of getting him out front, because he was no longer in reach of the Mercedes, and even then, he didn't have a significant pace advantage over Leclerc.

So, at the moment, it might be best for Ferrari to resist their inclination towards too many team orders and let the drivers sort it out. In the end, the drivers' championship could be lost by going one way or another at a point at which neither driver has a big advantage over the other.

But they didn't maximise it for their lead driver (who was Leclerc at that moment). They maximised it for their favoured driver. That allowed Verstappen to undercut Leclerc and eventually relegated him from 3rd to 5th, while Vettel gained 3rd instead of the 4th he would otherwise have (probably) got. "Foot" and "shot" are words that spring to mind. Leclerc is going to have to get used to being in the Irvine/Barichello position. The difference is, he's a young hotshot with immense talent in his second season, and he deserves better. By the end of the season he will have either been ground down or there will have been the most almighty bust-up. You can guess which one I'll be hoping for .