There was rather high hopes, similar to the optimism that the Scuderia could, strengthened and dynamic after the summer break, re-enter the top group in Formula 1.
The training sessions cast darker clouds than those at the sea and people thought, well, now they can put the car together for 2025 with plenty of time.
Then came the big surprise in the race. The start was as expected, Leclerc worked his way forward almost unnoticed and ended up third, Sainz, whose performance over the weekend was also abysmal, suddenly came fifth. We are curious to see what conclusions the Scuderia draws from Zandvoort.
The race results are updated.