At this stage of the season it is quite possible to say that Ferrari managed to increase its competitiveness; Charles Leclerc won the Italian Grand Prix and seriously claimed victory in Baku.
Against the backdrop of Red Bull Racing’s ongoing problems, there has even been talk that Ferrari, with a successful combination of circumstances, could overtake the leaders at the end of the season, but after Singapore the Monegasque calls for a more realistic picture of what is happening.
He understands better than anyone that the Scuderia’s recent successes were partly due to the fact that the Monza circuit and the city ring in the capital of Azerbaijan were particularly well suited to the SF-24.
“Even if we perform very successfully until the end of the season, it will not be easy to claim the title. For this we need luck to be on our side,” RacingNews365 quotes Charles. – But now I don’t think about it, I just try to concentrate on each race individually, because there is nothing worse than false expectations.
Since Monza, the races have been on very specific circuits, which have given us some pretty good looks, and I just hope this picture continues after Singapore. However, I expect McLaren and Red Bull to return to their normal performance levels. However, McLaren has not given up, their car remains the fastest, but Red Bull will be able to improve again, and all this will make our lives a little more difficult.
Therefore, expectations when preparing for the next stages of the championship must be sufficient, otherwise you will try to squeeze a speed out of the car that it is not capable of. But we continue to work and the equipment modernization process is going well.”
After a win in Monza and a podium in Baku, Leclerc finished fifth in Singapore and is third in the championship, but Oscar Piastri came close to him – the difference is only 8 points. And Max Verstappen is still in the lead, he has 331 points, Lando Norris has 279, Leclerc has 245.
Source: F1 News
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