Total loss for Alonso and Sainz in Imola, with a double for Red Bull

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Bad luck has been brewing, already in a treacherous way, with

and

.

It should not serve as a pretext against all his ills, but the misfortune reappeared, full of virulence, in Imola, where the Spaniards said goodbye at the first opportunity.

On the first arrival at Tamburello, as soon as the lights went out, the man from Madrid was hit by

and six laps later, the two-time world champion headed to the pits with the belly of his Alpine split open.

's side impact

had triggered his second retirement in four races.

When Alonso returned to the garage, his mechanics could do nothing to recover the right side of the A522, whose cover had already been blown up.

The last lap had been completed in 1:39, the worst time on the grid, losing the place to Aston Martin and

.

With no downforce, he couldn't hold off

either .

Another disappointing farewell for Fernando, a victim of Schumacher's over-optimism.

The son of

came with so much desire , in his best position on the grid, that his audacity ended up costing him too dearly.

In the struggle to avoid the red lantern he was going to run into Ricciardo, who had sent Sainz's career to the brink.

In the rush of braking towards the chicane, at almost 300 km / h, the excessive aggressiveness of the Australian ended up taking the SF-75 ahead, stuck in the gravel, without traction on the rear wheels.

Two weeks after Melbourne,

had to lament another catastrophe, while Carlos, with a heavy step, returned to the

.

Just a few meters away, in the crowded stands of Rivazza, discouragement was intertwined with hope.

the mexican wall

The

, at that time, still expected a lot from

, the great idol of the Ferrari universe.

Despite initially losing to

and

, the World Cup leader looked capable of competing with

.

Shortly after the

left , he was able to get rid of the young McLaren, but the facilities would end there.

In front of the wall raised by the Mexican, Leclerc's flame was extinguished.

On that asphalt, with the capricious rain that had been splashing Imola since early in the morning, any hesitation cost too much.

And the one who best adapted this time, with an overwhelming difference, was Verstappen.

In such difficult conditions, not a single error had to be scored on their ride to victory.

Nor within Red Bull, with perfectly defined ideas, both in strategy and hierarchy.

Verstappen asked for the ideal moment, but it was Pérez, on lap 18, who took the initiative by removing the water tires.

He was immediately followed by the two favorites for the title, both riding the medium rubber.

And for a moment, the Mexican seemed like a propitious prey for Leclerc's fangs.

Nothing so far from the truth because he was able to hold a gap of two or three seconds to get out of range of the DRS.

At the time, the only news of an overtake led to the signing of Tsunoda, on the finish straight, much to the misfortune of

.

Without the necessary benefits, almost desperately, Ferrari had no choice but to throw a blast with the softest compound.

With him, Leclerc marked a frenetic 1:19.206.

With 10 laps to go, he had Pérez on his radar again.

Spurred on by the fans, his excess of passion led him to disaster in the High Variation.

A spin, a touch with the wall and an unusable front wing.

His sixth place at the finish line, behind

and

, left an unmistakable bitter taste at the Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari.

Where Red Bull celebrated its first double of the year and Norris finally gave away that podium that McLaren needed so much.

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