Charles Leclerc qualified fifth in Melbourne, but will start fourth after Sergio Perez’s penalty. The Ferrari driver said his job in the race will be to stay ahead of Perez, and there is no question of fighting Max Verstappen for the win.
“If we assess our chances realistically, it will be very difficult to claim victory as Max is very strong,” Racingnews365 quotes Charles Leclerc. – So my target is Sergio. Red Bull is very fast again. It turned out that after training they had a greater reserve of speed than we expected.
In any case, I will try to participate and get on the podium. And if that means finishing ahead of Sergio, then I’ll try.”
Charles Leclerc added that he had problems with the car today: “The problems started before qualifying. Already in the third practice I felt that something was wrong with the car, but I was sure that the speed would come back. This has already happened – initially in the third practice the car felt strange, but in qualifying on new tires and with an empty tank it came to life, but today was a different case.
I had a lot of problems with the front tires. For the last attempt in the final I opted for a very aggressive front wing setup, but I overdid it. In short, not the easiest day for me.”
Source: F1 News
I am Christopher Clyde, an experienced journalist and content writer with a passion for sports. I have been writing about Formula 1 news for the past five years and am currently employed as an author at athletistic.com, one of the top sports websites in the US.
