BARRETTO: Will Ferrari stick or twist with their driver line-up? Sainz’s Monza podium might have come at the perfect time…

“Carlos, Carlos, Carlos!” That was the chant that reverberated around Monza last Sunday as the drivers climbed aboard the iconic podium that straddles the pit lane and the start-finish straight at Monza.
Max Verstappen may have won a record 10th successive Grand Prix, heading a Red Bull one-two with Sergio Perez second, but all the tifosi – Ferrari’s loyal fan following – cared about was the driver who finished third: Carlos Sainz.
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