Mas alla del exito de Issack Hadjar alcanzando su primer podium en la F1 y del dominio que sigue extendiendo Oscar Piastri en el campeonato de pilotos, la carrera en Zanvoort fue una locura total con demasiado movimiento y caos que uno no podría esperar en un circuito que parece simple a primera vista pero lo que si es que es uno de los mas dificil de rebasar considerando que es bastante antiguo su trasado, pero esta carrera termino siendo un verdadero desfile de safety cars, choques y mas caos en pista. La verdad es que desde el comienzo ya se sentía ese ambiente de tension en el aire sobre todo cuando Verstappen es el unico de los top 10 en el Grid con neumaticos blandos, lo que venia bajando era agresividad, mucha incertidumbre sobre la confiabilidad de los autos y la capacidad de los pilotos para mantener la cabeza fria, y eso fue exactamente lo que mas se noto durante toda la carrera, varios accidentes. Aunque Issack Hadjar brillo sorprendentemente al obtener ese tercer lugar que parecía imposible hace unas carreras atras, y Piastri se mostro como una maquina fria imparable.
English Version - Click to DisplayBeyond Issack Hadjar's success in achieving his first podium finish in F1 and Oscar Piastri's continued dominance in the drivers' championship, the race at Zanvoort was completely chaotic, with more action and mayhem than one would expect on a circuit that appears simple at first glance but is actually one of the most difficult to overtake on, considering its rather old layout. but this race ended up being a real parade of safety cars, crashes, and more chaos on the track. The truth is that from the start, there was a feeling of tension in the air, especially when Verstappen was the only one in the top 10 on the grid with soft tires. What was declining was aggressiveness, a lot of uncertainty about the reliability of the cars and the ability of the drivers to keep a cool head, and that was exactly what was most noticeable throughout the race: several accidents. However, Issack Hadjar shone surprisingly by taking third place, which seemed impossible a few races ago, and Piastri proved to be an unstoppable machine.
El DNF de los dos Ferrari fue un golpe durisimo para sus el equipo en el campeonato de constructores, Hamilton tambien se fue muy largo en una curva y parecia un error bastante normal al principio, pero cuando el auto toco esa pintura resbaladiza del asfalto perdio toda la traccion posible, impacto la barrera y se quedo fuera de la carrera, despues de cerrar la primera mitad con el comentario de "Im uselesss...." pues verlo recoger los pedazos del Ferrari es doloroso. El impacto no fue tan fuerte comparado con otros choques que hemos visto esta temporada pero la verdad es que estos autos estan diseñados para desintegrarse completamente al menor contacto, lo que deja muchas dudas sobre el rendimiento futuro de Hamilton y si alguna vez podra volver a ser el piloto dominante que todos conocimos o si su rendimiento solo sera mediocre y constante ahi en la mitad del peloton donde anda ahora. Por otro lado Leclerc andaba bastante promedio durante la carrera, nada espectacular ni tampoco malo, pero un choque inesperado con Antonelli lo dejo completamente fuera tras un trompo feo que lo mando directamente contra la barrera, ya agotando las pocas opciones que Ferrari tenia guardadas para esta carrera, encima la cuestionable estrategia que le hicieron en la parada de boxes solo empeoro el dia para Leclerc, cuando practicamente Leclerc tuvo que decirles por radio que esa parada no era necesaria para nada, algo tipico que siempre vemos en Ferrari con sus decisiones contradictorias e incoherentes que nos tienen acostumbrados desde hace años.
English Version - Click to DisplayThe DNF of the two Ferraris was a huge blow to their team in the constructors' championship. Hamilton also went too wide on a corner, which seemed like a fairly normal mistake at first, but when the car hit that slippery paint on the asphalt, it lost all traction, hit the barrier, and was out of the race. After closing the first half with the comment, “I'm useless...,” it was painful to watch him pick up the pieces of the Ferrari. The impact was not as strong compared to other crashes we have seen this season, but the truth is that these cars are designed to disintegrate completely at the slightest contact, which leaves many doubts about Hamilton's future performance and whether he will ever be able to return to being the dominant driver we all knew, or if his performance will only be mediocre and consistent there in the middle of the pack where he is now. On the other hand, Leclerc was performing fairly average during the race, nothing spectacular but nothing bad either, but an unexpected collision with Antonelli left him completely out of the race after a nasty spin that sent him straight into the barrier, exhausting the few options Ferrari had left for this race. On top of that, the questionable strategy they used at the pit stop only made the day worse for Leclerc, when Leclerc practically had to tell them over the radio that the stop was completely unnecessary, something typical that we always see at Ferrari with their contradictory and inconsistent decisions that we have been accustomed to for years.
Y pasando al tema de Norris que realmente me da lastima, el pobre fue victima de pura mala suerte y problemas mecanicos brutales que le impidieron mantener cualquier tipo de pelea seria con Piastri durante toda la carrera. Norris se mantuvo detras la mayor parte del tiempo aguantaba toda la presion de manera perfecta, se notaba claramente la diferencia entre el manejo super tranquilo y calculador de Piastri versus la mala racha constante que viene teniendo Norris ultimamente. Personalmente sospecho de que estar tanto tiempo corriendo detras de Piastri genero demasiada turbulencia y aire caliente que probablemente le afecto bastante al motor de Norris, especialmente considerando que al final resulto ser un problema serio en la unidad de potencia que fabrica Mercedes y que no deberia fallar asi de la nada, Mercedes es un motor bastante fiable y en pocas ocaciones presentan problemas. Durante toda la carrera no escuche que el auto de Norris estuviese teniendo problemas evidentes de temperatura segun los comentaristas, pero se mantuvo pegado a Piastri como chicle durante mucho tiempo y esa turbulencia constante mas el aire caliente que sale del auto de adelante definitivamente pudo haber contribuido al fallo del motor que lo saco de la carrera justo cuando mas lo necesitaba, por lo general antes de Imola, muchos equipos tienden a cambiar de unidad de potencia por lo mucho que exige Imola por la velocidad y temperatura, almenos ira fresh con nueva unidad pero tomara si no me equivoco 5 posiciones de penalidad por la nueva unidad.
English Version - Click to DisplayMoving on to Norris, who I really feel sorry for, the poor guy was the victim of pure bad luck and brutal mechanical problems that prevented him from putting up any kind of serious fight with Piastri throughout the race. Norris stayed behind most of the time, handling all the pressure perfectly. You could clearly see the difference between Piastri's super calm and calculated driving versus the constant bad luck Norris has been having lately. Personally, I suspect that spending so much time running behind Piastri generated too much turbulence and hot air, which probably affected Norris's engine quite a bit, especially considering that in the end it turned out to be a serious problem with the Mercedes-built power unit, which shouldn't fail like that out of the blue. Mercedes engines are quite reliable and rarely have problems. Throughout the race, I didn't hear the commentators mention any obvious temperature problems with Norris's car, but he stuck to Piastri like glue for a long time, and that constant turbulence plus the hot air coming out of the car in front of him could definitely have contributed to the engine failure that took him out of the race just when he needed it most. Usually before Imola, many teams tend to change their power units because of how demanding Imola is in terms of speed and temperature. At least he will be fresh with a new unit, but if I'm not mistaken, he will take a five-place penalty for the new unit.
En general toda la carrera en Zanvoort fue un verdadero caos de principio a fin, con momentos realmente electrizantes, el primero por Verstappen cuando casi pierde el control jugandosela toda en la tercera curva durante la primera vuelta, pero en sus declaraciones indica que el trato de sacarle el maximo grip a los neumaticos blandos pero habia mucha arena en pista y no pudo, hubieron esos momentos super frustrantes que te hacian querer apagar la television, entre safety cars que salian constantes despues de mitad de carrera, choques tontos que se podian evitar y estrategias raras que no tenian ningun sentido logico. No se puede negar para nada que el nivel actual de la competencia esta altisimo en casi todos los pilotos del top 10, digo Albon consiguio 5 posiciones en la partida que locura, pero tambien es obvio que la suerte cuenta muchisimo mas de lo que deberia en este deporte y que varios pilotos realmente talentosos necesitan encontrar esa estabilidad mental y tecnica para poder pelear en serio por posiciones sin cometer errores bobos. La realidad es que carreras como esta nos demuestran lo impredecible que puede ser la Formula 1 cuando se juntan varios factores negativos al mismo tiempo, desde fallas mecanicas hasta decisiones cuestionables de los equipos y errores de pilotos que normalmente no los cometen.
English Version - Click to DisplayOverall, the entire race at Zandvoort was utter chaos from start to finish, with some truly electrifying moments, the first of which came from Verstappen when he almost lost control by taking a huge risk on the third corner during the first lap. but in his statements he indicated that he was trying to get the most grip out of the soft tires, but there was a lot of sand on the track and he couldn't. There were those super frustrating moments that made you want to turn off the TV, between safety cars that came out constantly after the halfway point of the race, silly crashes that could have been avoided, and weird strategies that made no logical sense. There's no denying that the current level of competition is extremely high among almost all the drivers in the top 10. I mean, Albon gained five positions at the start, which is crazy, but it's also obvious that luck counts for much more than it should in this sport and that several really talented drivers need to find that mental and technical stability to be able to seriously fight for positions without making silly mistakes. The reality is that races like this show us how unpredictable Formula 1 can be when several negative factors come together at the same time, from mechanical failures to questionable team decisions and mistakes by drivers who don't normally make them.
Pero al final quedo completamente claro que Issack Hadjar realmente puede ser una revelacion tremenda para el futuro de Red Bull quienes han dicho que anunciaran quienes seran los pilotos para 2026 luego del premio de Mexico, ya de por si se sabe que Verstappen seguir siendo su piloto principal pero al parecer con este anuncio Tsunoda solo tiene 5 carreras para demostrar que si puede elevar su nivel y a este punto del campeonato necesita acciones contundentes que minimo seria sumar puntos y estar por delante de los dos pilotos del equipo Jr Red Bull Racing (VCARB). Ferrari sigue atorado en su momento mas oscuro de los ultimos años sin poder salir del hoyo, Hamilton anda completamente perdido sin saber que hacer para volver a su nivel anterior y es que nisiquiera es el Hamilton que manejaba para Mercedes en la ultima temporada, desde que entre a Ferrari ha sido una caida constante y Norris despues de carreras caoticas como esta se le pone la cosa bastante dificil para sus aspiraciones al campeonato. Zanvoort fue pura adrenalina mezclada con drama constante pero tambien dejo cierta tristeza por todo lo que pudo haber sido y no fue para algunos equipos y pilotos que merecian mucho mejor suerte de la que tuvieron ese dia.
English Version - Click to DisplayBut in the end, it became completely clear that Issack Hadjar could really be a tremendous revelation for the future of Red Bull, who have said they will announce their drivers for 2026 after the Mexican Grand Prix. It is already known that Verstappen will remain their main driver, but it seems that with this announcement, Tsunoda only has five races to prove that he can raise his level. At this point in the championship, he needs decisive action, which would be to score points and stay ahead of the two drivers from the Jr Red Bull Racing (VCARB) team. Ferrari remains stuck in its darkest moment in recent years, unable to get out of the hole. Hamilton is completely lost, not knowing what to do to return to his previous level. He is not even the Hamilton who drove for Mercedes last season. Since joining Ferrari, he has been in a constant decline. After chaotic races like this one, Norris's championship aspirations are looking quite difficult. Zandvoort was pure adrenaline mixed with constant drama, but it also left a certain sadness for all that could have been and was not for some teams and drivers who deserved much better luck than they had that day.
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