Leclerc and Gasly savor their good qualifications

Outside the Top 3 squatted by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and the two pilots Red Bull, Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen, the fight was close with less than two tenths of a gap between 4th and 8th.

Among them, Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri). The first ranked 4th with a time of 1'14"740 and the second 5th, five hundredths behind his great friend.

« Fourth at the finish, I'm very happy, said Charles Leclerc, always in search of perfection. It's certain that if we see Lando's time (Norris) which was canceled (non-compliance with runway limits), there is still work to be done. We are clearly fighting against Mclaren this year and they were very strong this weekend.

As for my lap, I am very satisfied, except in turns 14-15 where I made a small error by dropping perhaps 7-8 hundredths but hey it's rather a good qualifying for us ».

Second one on the bounce. Happy with P4, bring on the race. pic.twitter.com/tWuA5R85XC

- Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) April 17, 2021

For the Norman, there was also joy after the finish. “ It was a great ride, he said, happy to have been able to achieve a good performance. I managed to put everything together and finish 5 hundredths behind the Ferraris.

A 5th place in front of the McLarens who were very fast is really a very good result for us ».

The McLarens in the mouths of everyone in the paddock. Discreet on Friday, they were impressive in qualifying, particularly Lando Norris. Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly finally congratulated themselves on having beaten them.

« I'm surprised especially given their Friday, details the Ferrari drivers. They weren't amazing and today (Saturday) I I don't know what they did with the car or if they hid their game yesterday but in both cases it's well done because they took a big step forward ».

And Pierre Gasly continues. “ The most important thing was to start from the front because we know that it's complicated to overtake here. We will have to make a good strategy, be intelligent, manage the tires well ».

4th and 5th, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly can hope to achieve a good result in the race this Sunday. But watch out for the McLaren threat. With Daniel Ricciardo 6th and Lando Norris 7th, the Woking team can dampen their hopes of a good result.