F1 | Montoya: “Ferrari made too many strategic mistakes, something should be done”

Among the negative aspects that characterized the last season of Ferrari undoubtedly include the strategic errors that cost important points and victories to the Red team's drivers. He discussed the decisions taken by the Cavallino pit wall in 2022 Juan Pablo Montoya. The former Colombian driver, protagonist in the Circus in the first half of the 2000s with Williams and McLaren, reported that from his point of view, decisions should be made aimed at bringing about changes to reverse the trend seen in the last championship.

“If I were Red Bull, I would look more at what Mercedes will do than what Ferrari will do – declared Montoya, interviewed by the Dutch section of Motorpsort.com – Because when I look at Ferrari's pitstops and strategies, I ask myself : 'Who the hell makes these decisions?' It pains me to say this because I know how difficult it is to make decisions under pressure. But if the person in charge of the strategy doesn't make the right choices, at some point you have to say, 'We need to find someone else.' However, if the person responsible for the strategy is the right person, then she should be better supported in her work than him. In any case, something must be done, because too many mistakes are being made."

Montoya, completing his analysis, then added: “Do you know what the problem is? Red Bull are so good strategically that compared to them everyone else seems stupid. It's not that others don't know what they're doing, it's just that Red Bull is much, much better at determining the right strategy and executing it successfully. And if they ever make a bad decision, they know how to interpret it in such a way that it still works out well for them. And if others make a good decision, they make an even better one. So how could you beat them?”.