Ferrari triumphs in the Wec: historic one-two at Spa, while in F1 it struggles

Okay, they are two distinct and distant worlds. In fact, they are two different World Cups. However, just to tell you the truth, the contrast is becoming strident. Almost…stinging.

In short. There is a Ferrari, that of F1, who literally doesn't touch the ball. Just one podium in six Grands Prix, to the despair of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.

And then there is another Ferrari. Splendid, sumptuous, victorious. In the category, let's call it that, that inaugurated the legend of the Cavallino: the endurance races, the competitions reserved for cars "with covered wheels", as those who have studied say.

Wanted by president John Elkann and Piero Ferrari, the 499 is a Hypercar spectacular. He has already dominated the last two editions of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans. And yesterday at Spa the trio formed by Ale Pier Guidi, Antonio Giovinazzi and James Calado gave the house of Maranello the third success in three stages of the championship (after Qatar and Imola). In second place the other Rossa. A one-two expected in the Ardennes since 1972. Third, with the Alpine, Mick Schumacher, Michael's son. A small detail to keep in mind: in the world championship Wec brands such as Toyota, Porsche, BMW, Peugeot, Alpine, McLaren, Aston Martin, Cadillac… are involved

The leader. Ferrari's investment in the Wec is governed by the Roman Antonello ColettaBorn in 1967, Coletta studied Economics and Business at La Sapienza University (Rome) and entered the world of motorsport in 1991 as sporting director of the Forti Corse team, then competing in Formula 3 and Formula 3000. Still as sporting director, he moved to Peugeot Italia in 1993 and to Alfa Romeo in 1995.

Then Ferrari appeared in the skies of his career. It was 1997 and Coletta was coordinator of the Ferrari Challenge until 2003, when he became head of the Corse Clienti department. The rest is the Le Mans project, with all the (beneficial!) consequences of the case.

In F1? Over the years, Coletta's name has sometimes been linked to the Reds' Grand Prix racing department. The hypothesis of his candidacy had already been put forward in 2014, when Stefano Domenicali left Maranello. But the manager has always made it known that he is totally focused on endurance racing.

But never say never, in life…