![]() ![]() It was kind of a positive surprise to be so close (in qualifying) - not timing-wise, because I didn’t do a great lap in Q3, but we were very close to Red Bull on the timed lap. This is one of the weaknesses of the car. But we knew that this track was going to be one of our worst tracks, just because of the high-speed corners. Leclerc says the difference between Ferrari’s single-lap pace and race performance also remains a problem that needs solving, after seeing McLaren make big strides in recent weekends. When we have a change of wind, our car becomes extremely difficult, and on that, we have made steps forward, but there are still quite big steps to do.” When I say change of conditions, I mean mostly the wind. At the moment, we seem still very sensitive to the change of conditions. And then we had the safety car, once I started pushing on the hard, and then we got overcut by most of the people. Then I think we pitted for George not to pit and undercut us, but that was too early. “I managed to keep George (Russell) behind for the first part of the race. It’s just that Mercedes and McLaren were stronger than us. It’s not like we degraded the tires more than others. The timing of the safety car was definitely not the best for us, and was beneficial for many other drivers. ![]() “Honestly, not having the pace puts us in a situation where it’s very tricky to manage whatever situation there is,” Leclerc said. However, at Silverstone Leclerc ended up ninth and Carlos Sainz 10th after pitting early and losing out under the safety car, something Leclerc says is more damaging to the end result due to the overall lack of performance. Charles Leclerc says Ferrari’s lack of competitiveness in the British Grand Prix shows that it still needs to make big steps forward with its 2023 car.įerrari brought an upgrade in recent races that led to a much-improved showing in race pace in both Canada and Austria, re-igniting its chances of finishing second in the constructors’ championship. ![]()
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