Amahemuhemu akuyona into entsha efomula 1 emhlabeni. I-paddock ihlala igcwele ukuqagela ngokunyakaza komshayeli, ukuhamba okusemqoka, kanye nokuduka okungaba khona.
Lesi sikhathi esihle sale Spanish Grand Prix sasihlukile.
Ekwakhiweni kwalolohlanga, iningi lokuqagela ligxile ku-Ferrari, kanye noshintsho olungaphezulu phezulu. Nginemidiya yase-Italy ngijikeleza uzungeze uMaranello njengoba i-Scudria yazabalaza ukuqala ngo-2025, isihlalo ngaphansi kweqembu elithi Prederic Vasseur sasishisa kancane e-Barcelona ngombiko ovela e-German Outlet Incwajana Ukuthi usihlalo weFerrari uJohn Elkann wafika kuHorner mayelana nokubuyisela iVasseur.
Njengoba onkulunkulu bokuqukethwe bebengaba nayo, uHorner wasweleka ukuba akhulume engqungqutheleni yezindaba zeFia ngaphambi kweSpain Grand Prix.
UHorner wabuzwa ngamahemuhemu, wawabhidliza eceleni lapho engaphiki ukuthi kwenziwa indlela.
“Bheka, ngiqonde, kunjalo, kuhlale okuthokozisayo kuhlotshaniswe namanye amaqembu,” kusho uHorner emuva ngoMeyi. “Kepha ukuzibophezela kwami, i-100%, kuyinkonzi ebomvu. Bekulokhu kunjalo futhi kuzoba yisikhathi eside kuleli bhizinisi.
Waze wangeza no-Jab enobungane ku-Alpine Sedcebisor Flavio Britore, owayehleli eceleni kwakhe embhedeni.
“Ngiqonde ukuthi, isiNtaliyane sami sibi kakhulu kune-flavio’s English, ngakho-ke lokho bekuyosebenza kanjani emhlabeni?”
Phambili phambili nanamuhla.
Umhlaba we-F1 wanikezwa i-jult yokuzamazama komhlaba ngoLwesithathu, ngezindaba zokuthi uHoriner wayeshiya inkunzi ebomvu ngokushesha. Ngabe lokho kushintsha i-equation eMaranello? Yini elandelayo kungukuphela kothishanhloko weqembu eRed Bull umlando?
Ingabe lokhu kuvula umnyango we-FERRARI, futhi kufanele yini?
Lapho uHorner exosha amahemuhemu weFerrari e-Barcelona, waphawula ukuthi wayengu-100% “ozibophezele enkundleni ebomvu.
Ngokusobala, izinto sezishintshile.
Ngabe lezi zindaba zivula lowo mnyango ongaba khona, ngabe uHorner angakwazi ukuhamba ngayo, futhi kufanele umnyango uvuleke yini endaweni yokuqala?
Ake sibhekane nale mibuzo ngokulandelana.
UHorner usuka inkunzi ebomvu hhayi nje kuphela njengothishanhloko weqembu labo kuphela emlandweni, kodwa ophumelelayo kulokho. Ukugijima kwakhe njengoba umphathi omude kunabo bonke kugridi esondelene ne-ayisishiyagalombili driver champions kanye nobungcweti babakhi abayisithupha kanye negama lakhe.
Uma uFerrari esevele enentshisekelo kuHorner, njengoba imibiko ikhombisa, khona-ke lokhu kushintsha ngokuphelele i-equation. Phambilini babedinga uPry Horner kude neRed Bull, kanye noMax Verpappen.
Manje Ungumenzeli wamahhala, ngaphandle kokuthi ingxenye yokuhamba kukaHorner ifaka isikhathi sekhefu lokutshala izingadi. Njengoba kunikezwe isikhathi kanye ‘nomphumela osheshayo’ isimo sokusuka, kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi noma yisiphi isikhathi esinjalo sizodingeka.
Kepha ngabe uHorner angafuna ukuthuthela eMaranello?
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, yithuba lokungagcini nje ngokuqinisa ifa lakhe ngaphakathi kwe-F1, kodwa futhi libe yiqhawe lesizwe. UFerrari akazange anqobe ubuqhawe abakhiqizi kusukela ngo-2008, okusho ukuthi kunesizukulwane esisha ngaphakathi kweTifosi engakaze ibone iScuderia ibamba i-Troft enkulu kunazo zonke. Kubalandeli be-CERRARI beCarrari babone amaqembu afana ne-Red Bull, Mercedes, McLaren, kanye nokusebenza kwe-Brawn-Lives Brawn GP kuwina isihloko.
Hambisa isihloko kuMaranello, futhi uba ngenganekwane.
Lokho kuthandeka kumuntu, kepha ngabe kwanele kuHorner ukususa umndeni wakhe e-Italy?
Okubaluleke kakhulu, kufanele yini ukuthi uFerrari ehle ngempela kule ndlela? Ngenkathi uHorner ejabulela impumelelo eMilton Keynes phezu kwe-Rint yakhe eRed Bull, kube nezingqinamba, futhi kube nezimpikiswano. Ukugijima kwakhe eRed Bull kwaphela ngokuthi “imigqa yephutha” yakhiwa ngaphakathi kweqembu, futhi ngemuva kokuhamba okuningana okungukhiye. Umqambi odumile u-Adrian NewEy kwesokunxele u-Aston Martin. Unjiniyela uRob Marshall manje uwaguqula ukuhweba kwakhe eMcLaren, nomqondisi wezemidlalo uJonathan Wheatley wathatha iqembu eliyinhloko eSauber.
Kukhona ukuxabana phakathi kukaHorner noJos Verstapen, ubaba kaMax Verpappen, obebonakala sengathi ufika ekhanda ekuqaleni kwesizini edlule, washaya enye indawo enomjikelezo wamahemuhemu “we-max to mercedes” ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo yango-2024.
Ukube bekukumi, uFerrari kufanele ahlale ebekezela ngeVasseur. Wajoyina uFerrari ngoDisemba 2022, ngemuva kokuqedwa kwe-SF-23 kwaqedwa. Ngisho esebenzisa inselelo embusweni wangaphambilini, i-Vasseur neFerrari yathola kuphela inkunzi engapheli yenkunzi enqobayo ngalowo nyaka, lapho uCarlos Sainz Jr. uzuze i-Singapore Grand Prix.
Kwathi ngo-2024, okwakungumjikelezo wakhe wokuqala wokuthuthuka okugcwele, iqembu liqede nje amaphuzu ayi-14 ngemuva kukaMcLaren komunye wemincintiswano yabaqhaka bezokwakha esondele kakhulu kwimemori yamuva. UFerrari ugobe amahlanu awina ngonyaka owedlule, kubandakanya uCharles Leclerc ekugcineni awina umjaho wakhe wasekhaya, i-monaco Grand Prix.
Ngenkathi ungalindela imiphumela engcono kunalokho okwethulwe nguFerrari kuze kube manje kule sizini, ikakhulukazi lapho wengeza iqhawe le-DriverS yesikhombisa eHamilton, kuthatha isikhathi ukujwayela iqembu elisha nomshayeli omusha.
UFerrari kufanele abe nesineke lapha, ukutholakala kwaHorner kungazelelwe akufanele akuguqule lokho.
Omunye umncintiswano kugridi
Ukucabanga nge-Ferrari kuphume ku-equation, kuthiwani ngelinye iqembu elinesidingo phezulu?
Lokho kungaba yi-alpine.
Ngemuva kokungezwa ama-oliver oakes ngesikhathi sokuvalwa kwehlobo ngesizini edlule, ama-eakes asuka ngokuzumayo ngemuva kokuvuka kwama-miami Grand Prix ngoMeyi. Lowo suku ufike lapho umfowabo aboshwe e-United Kingdom, obhekene namacala athi “adlulisela impahla yobugebengu.”
I-Selive Advisor Flavio Britore ecatshangelwe ama-Oakes ‘Desies of Aftermated walo ngemuva kokusula kanye neqembu elengeziwe lokuphatha, ememezela isonto eledlule ukuthi uSteve Nielsen uzothatha umqondisi wokuphatha, abike eBritore.
Kukhona enye isendlalelo ekuhambeni kwe-alpine engaba khona, njengoba kuxoxwe nge-F1 Insider Davider Croft Sky Sports F1 NgoLwesithathu ekuseni: Ukuhamba okungaba ngumtshalizimali, kulandela indlela ebekwe phansi yi-Horoner’s Lolf Traam Toto Wolff.
“[Horner] ubheka i-toto wolff futhi ubona indoda [who] Ukhuphuke ngesikhathi esifanayo ukuze ube yingxenye yesithathu yeqembu leFomula 1. UChristian ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uzoba nesigamu ngamehlo anomona kulokho futhi acabange ukuthi ‘kunjalo impela lapho kufanele ngibe khona ngoba ngingukuthi ngalokhu,’ kusho i-croft ngoLwesithathu.
“Uma lelo thuba liphakama nakanjani sibona uChristian Horner abuye futhi.
“U-Alpine ungokhetho lwalokho kepha kungenzeka kube namanye amasudi e-alpine futhi ngakho-ke akulona isivumelwano sokuthi umKristu azokwazi ukuthenga e-Alpine. Futhi lapho kuvela khona ukuthi i-Toto Wolff inayo.”
I-Alpine iyindlela ehehayo, enikezwe abatshalizimali iqembu elithathelwa eminyakeni yamuva nje, kufaka phakathi uPatrick Mahomes, uTravis Kelce, uRory McIlroy, u-Anthony Joshua, nokuningi.
Ngabe uHorner wakwazi ukujoyina lolo hlu, ngenkathi ekhonza eqenjini eliyinhloko leqembu? Kukhona neqiniso lokuthi ngenkathi i-Alpine ngokuyinhloko inguTrench Team, enomshini wefektri e-Vire-Châtillon, isisekelo sabo esiyinhloko sise-Enstone, okuzovumela uHorner ukuthi ahlale e-UK.
Ifektri ye-Vill-Châtillon ibeka ukukhiqizwa kwamandla abo okukhiqizwa kwamandla, futhi nge-alpine eba yithimba lamakhasimende futhi liyeka ukusebenza kwenjini yabo, lizokwenza umqondo wokuthi ukusebenza okuyinhloko kuhlala ku-Enstone.
Kepha lokho kunezela omunye umbimbi.
Ngoba i-Alpine isethwe ukuthi ibe yiqembu lamakhasimende leMercedes ngesizini ezayo, lisebenzisa amayunithi awo wamandla kusuka ku-2026 nangale kwalokho.
Okusho ukuthi njengomphathi ongaba khona e-Alpine, uHorner wayezothembela kuMercedes … no-Wolff.
Kuthiwani ngeCadillac?
Inketho yesithathu?
Iqembu elisha kakhulu kwezemidlalo, futhi elinye okwamanje lokujoyina igridi.
I-F1 yanikeza isiqinisekiso sokugcina kulobu busika obudlule bokuthi ngemuva kwenqubo ende, uCadillac waqinisekiswa njengeqembu le-11th 11, futhi uzojoyina igridi yesizini engama-2026. Ngenkathi uCadillac ekugcineni ezobe eqenjini lemisebenzi, enengxenye yeyunithi yamandla ehamba emhlabathini ngefektri eNorth Carolina, bayoba yiqembu lamakhasimende leFerrari lezinkathi zokuqala.
UCadillac umemezele ngoDisemba ka-2024 ukuthi lowo owayengumqondisi wezemidlalo waseMarussia uGraeme Lowdon uzoba yithishanhloko yawo, futhi uLowdon ubesebenza ngePaddock kule sizini njengoba iqembu libukeka liqinisa umugqa wazo wokuqala umshayeli.
Kepha ngeHorner manje iyatholakala, ingabe angayikhethwa eCadillac?
Ukuhamba okunjalo kunengqondo emaflini amabili. Okokuqala, kuHorner, kubuyela ezimpandeni zakhe. Wayenguthishanhloko wokuqala emlandweni we-Red Bull, esiza ekwakheni lelo qembu emhlabathini phezulu, futhi akha inkunzi ebomvu eqenjini lomqhudelwano, evikela lawo maqhude wabashayeli abayisishiyagalombili kanye neziqu eziyisithupha. ICadillac yayingaba yithuba lokuthi abuye akwenze lokho futhi, aqinisekise ifa lakhe kwezemidlalo.
Kukhona nombono wokuthengisa ovela endaweni yokubuka kaCadillac. Njengoba bejoyina igridi bafuna ukuthi bangene e-fanbase yaseMelika abasafufusa, bese kuthi baqale bamemezele ngokuhlangana kwe-andretti-cadillac ekuqaleni kuka-2023. Njengoba uMichael Andretti etshela abezindaba, kubandakanya Isizwe se-SBngaleso sikhathi umbono wethimba le- “All-American” ngumuntu akholelwa ukuthi uzokhanga ku-F1.
Manje badinga ukuthinta kuleyo makethe, futhi uHorner ubanikeze indlela. Okwesisekelo sabalandeli abasafufusa – abaningi babo eza emdlalweni nge-Netflix Docuseries Shayela ukuze usinde – OHerner ubuso obujwayelekile. Ngemuva kwakho konke, isizini yokuqala ye Shayela ukuze usinde Ugxile kakhulu enkundleni ebomvu, kanye nesinqumo esishaqisayo sikaDaniel Ricciardo sokushiya iqembu.
OHorner uyisisekelo kuleyo makethe.
Ngabe lokho bekungaba ngokwanele ukuthi i-cadillac yenze ushintsho phezulu ngaphambi kokuba afike kugridi? Futhi ingabe ukusakazwa kwenza abashayeli abangahle balahlekelwe ukuzethemba ekusebenzeni ngaphambi kokuthi i-cadillac iqinisa umugqa womshayeli?
Ngakho-ke yini elandelayo yeHorner?
Njengoba kunikezwe izinketho ezintathu ezifakwe kuhlu, futhi amathuba okuba kunokuningi ongakubheka ku-Horner, asuka kuphi lapha?
Ekugcineni, angahle akhethe inkinobho yokumisa isikhashana.
UHorner uphile ngaphakathi kompheki wengcindezi kaF1 iminyaka engamashumi amabili manje eRed Bull, ngaphezu kwesikhathi sakhe kwezemidlalo ngaphambi kokuthatha izintambo eMilton Keynes. Lokho kunzima kunoma ngubani, futhi ngenkathi izinketho ziyofika ngendlela yakhe, bekungeke kumangaze ukubona uHorner athathe isikhathi kude nomdlalo ngaphambi kokungena ngaphakathi.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi uzozinika isikhashana, akudingeki ukuthi aphuthume kunoma yini kodwa ngacabanga ngasikhathi esizayo esikhathini esizayo esiseduze esiseduze nesisekelo seqembu esithi iChristian Horner isibuyele kwifomula 1,” kusho iCroft On Sky Sports F1 ngolwesithathu.
OHerner mncane – uzophenduka ama-52 ngoNovemba – futhi vele unempilo yesipiliyoni nempumelelo kwezemidlalo.
Uyakwazi ukuthatha isikhathi sakhe, akhethe indawo yakhe, abuyele emuva lapho esekulungele.
Futhi ngakunye kokukhethwa kukho okubhalwe ngenhla kuza nezinkinga zemibuzo. Ngemuva kokushiya ipani elilodwa lokuthosa enkundleni ebomvu, ingabe ugxumela emuva kwelinye eFerrari? Ingabe i-alpine inketho engcono kakhulu kuye, enikezwe izinguquko eziye zathola lokho kusebenza kulezi zikhathi ezimbili ezedlule? Futhi ngenkathi iqembu le-Cadillac elisafufusa linikeza ithuba ekwakheni okunye ukusebenza kusuka emhlabathini phezulu, ingabe yilokho uHorner akufunayo ngalesi sikhathi emsebenzini wakhe?
Angahle abuyele kugridi, kepha lapho ngihlala khona, kungathatha isikhathi eside kunokuba sicabanga.
Ekugcineni, ake siphele ngokuqhathanisa. Njengoba abafundi abaningi bayazi ukuthi ngihlukanisa isikhathi sami phakathi kwe-nfl kanye nomhlaba we-F1. Izinkathi ezimbalwa ezedlule umqeqeshi weNgqungquthela yeNFL edumile esuke eqenjini elithile lapho alethe khona i-QuarterBack edumile, kodwa ukunyakaza kwavela umzabalazo omkhulu, kanye nomzabalazo wokubuyisela lowo mdlali ngezinkathi ezilandelayo.
Lapho umqeqeshi esuka edolobheni, abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi uzoba semthethweni ukuze athole umsebenzi omusha ngokushesha. Ngemuva kwesizini echithele emdlalweni umqeqeshi ngempela wathola umsebenzi omusha.
Ezikhundleni zekolishi.
Lowo mqeqeshi uBill Belichick, onomthelela wawo ekhanda leNhlokotariti yaseNgilandi waphela ngemuva kweminyaka embalwa ngemuva kokushiywa uTom Brady emadlelweni aluhlaza. UBrady waqhubeka nokuwina esinye isitsha esikhulu ngonyaka wakhe wokuqala nama-tampa bay buccaneers, kanti uMlichicick wazabalaza ukuwina ngemuva kokuhamba kwakhe futhi ekugcineni wabona isikhathi sakhe e-Foxebobuka.
Futhi ngemuva kwaleso simemezelo abaningi – sasifaka phakathi – Ukucabanga kweBelichick bekuzobuya ku-NFL Sideline kungekudala kunangesikhathi esizayo. Lokho akukaze kwenziwe imizimba, futhi esikhundleni salokho uzobe ethamba amadeli e-University of North Carolina Hoodie lokhu kuwa ngumqeqeshi wekhanda lasekolishi.
Izimo ngokuqinisekile zihlukile. Kunomehluko weminyaka phakathi kweBelichick neHorner futhi, njengoba umqeqeshi we-NFL adume aqhamuka ngosuku lokuzalwa kwakhe lwe-73.
Kepha njengoba sonke sigijimela ukuthola umsebenzi olandelayo kaHorner, angikwazi ukusiza kodwa ngikhunjuzwe ngomkhathi ozungeze i-Belichichick lapho esuka eNgilandi entsha.
