MONZA, Italy -- As the emotions abated at Monza, it soon became clear Charles Leclerc's Italian Grand Prix victory had resulted in a seismic shift in the power dynamic at Ferrari.
Ever since the start of the year, the team had erred towards Sebastian Vettel as its lead driver -- giving him preference in 50/50 situations and standing by him when he made mistakes -- but after the events of Sunday, that privileged position appears to be under threat.
Usually such sweeping statements should not be made on the basis of two races, but the last two grands prix represented so much more to Ferrari than just the 13th and 14th rounds of a 21-race calendar.