Leclerc certain that “something big and important was wrong”

This is a performance to which we were little accustomed Charles Leclerc. The jewel of Ferrari was in fact eliminated in Q2 in Qatar, and will be forced to start from 13th position on the grid on Sunday. “Honestly, I have no explanation, he blurted out in confusion. Normally, I know where I usually waste time. It’s even one of my great strengths, especially in qualifying. On the first run of Q2 (in Medium), I was one second behind the times of our direct opponents and my teammate (Carlos Sainz, Editor’s note) on equivalent tires, losing 5 or 6 tenths in the first sector! It's really strange. We will have to look closely at what happened.”

The Monegasque, looking lost, seemed stunned in front of the microphones and was unable to understand his poor performance. “It was quite shocking to learn about other people’s times on the radio, He said. It’s an unpleasant surprise that’s difficult to digest. We will have to analyze and understand. I'm sure something big and important was wrong with that qualification, because I can't explain it. We will analyze and look”, blurted out a Leclerc obviously very eager to discover his data. 

It's P7 and P13 in #Which.

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Thirteenth on the grid on Sunday, the double Grand Prix winner does not despair before the race. "For tomorrow (Sunday), everything is possible. We will have the choice of tires, and we will have to take advantage of it. The racing pace observed during free practice was quite good. For now, I am mostly disappointed with my qualification.”

On paper, Charles Leclerc could have lost a big opportunity to overtake Lando Norris (5th) in the drivers' championship, after returning to just three units in Brazil. But the points are scored on Sunday and Ferrari will expect a good comeback from its colt in the context of the fight for third place with McLaren in the constructors' championship. To see if his Ferrari and this track will allow him to make a series of overtakes. 

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