Charles Leclerc didn't need Ferrari to mess up his race this time as he was fully up for that task at Paul Ricard, while the team were busy messing other stuff up. By other stuff, I mean Carlos Sainz's race, which was an elaborate Red Plan that began back from the Austrian Grand Prix, remember that one? Two weeks are not enough to forget the 'Blaze of Glory' in which Sainz retired from the race at the Red Bull Ring after his power unit detonated as he was on course for second place. As a result, the Spaniard had to take a new power unit and start race at Le Castellet from the back of the grid, where he delivered a strong come back, with a potential podium on the cards, had there not been...
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