Ferrari, once again, looks like a powder keg about to explode. The championship has only been underway for one race but there are already resignations, intrigue, discontent, hopes and disappointments, both within the Scuderia and around it, among the media and fans. David Sanchez's farewell has definitively uncovered Pandora's Box, after the disappointing race in Bahrain had already begun to do so. However, there is not only negativity around the Prancing Horse.

The news of the week drawing to a close at Ferrari was the farewell of aerodynamics manager David Sanchez, who had worked at Ferrari for several years. The news has lit the fuse of speculation, especially after a race like Sakhir in which many of the expectations of Scuderia and fans have already gone up in smoke. The climate around the team is as usual complex and multifaceted, as well as difficult to understand for those not used to the dynamics of Ferrari.

Heads will roll?

The split with Sanchez, which to many in the way it has reminded them of Binotto's - a 'We don't want you anymore and you don't want to be with us, so let's say goodbye' to put it bluntly - has been interpreted as a continuation of the cleansing work that Vasseur is said to have begun with the demotion of Rueda. The French team principal had announced that he would not be making any major changes, but now it seems that he is pushing away Binotto's loyalists one by one.

Two long-time Ferraristi such as Gino Rosato and Jonathan Giacobazzi have also left the team, and rumours in the Italian media in recent days also point to an important element such as Laurent Mekies as the next to leave. A real revolution seems to be in the offing, and there is also talk of an internal clash between Vasseur and Benedetto Vigna over the powers to be distributed to the two, with the Frenchman wanting more responsibility.

In all this, it seems that the Scuderia wants to bet with more conviction on Charles Leclerc, with the Monegasque driver who has set himself up as team leader, deciding to go and personally confront the Ferrari management. No goodbye in sight, several sources report, but a meeting to discuss the current difficulties. Leclerc wants to win at Ferrari.

Disappointment and hope

The opening race of the season left a bitter taste in everyone's mouth. Ferrari seemed less competitive than expected in the race and Charles Leclerc's retirement came unexpectedly. Not even the team can explain the causes. Many fans and experts have pointed the finger at Ferrari's technical leadership, or rather the lack of it. Many are calling for more changes and reorganisation.

However, there is great confidence in Vasseur and the drivers. The fans may still be burnt by Binotto's management, but they express great support for the French team principal and his choices. There are, of course, those who say that dismissing Binotto was a mistake, as the car is now orphaned of the leadership under which it was conceived.

To speak in these terms after one race is very premature, but it is a great classic in the Ferrari environment. It has to be said, though, that many consider Bahrain a mere episode and await the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, believing that it will be there that Ferrari's true potential will be seen. And if there is another failure, get your helmets ready, because an even more explosive week awaits us than this one.