To get back to Verstappen, Leclerc hopes to be able to count on Sainz

By not wanting to give instructions, Ferrari may have burned its fingers. In Austria, the two pilots of the Team were allowed to fight on the track. The least we can say is that they understood this new rule well. While Max Verstappen walked away in the lead, Carlos Sainz et Charles Leclerc went blow for blow to finish in 2nd position. It was the Monegasque who emerged victorious from this duel and will therefore start on the front row tomorrow. 

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After making a good start, Charles Leclerc probably saw himself worrying Max Verstappen. But everything didn't go as planned. “ It was tricky, obviously, the first part of the race is about management, but Max was very fast, he was pushing a lot at the start, so I was just trying to control my tires to attack at the end and then we had a little fight with Carlos and yes, I started to push, I was winning a little, but it was very close overall », Explains the Monegasque. 

For the leading trio, everything remains to be done again tomorrow at 15:00 p.m. at the start of the Austrian Grand Prix. The three drivers will occupy the same positions on the grid, but this time the Monegasque hopes to put “ more pressure on Max Verstappen ". If he wants to succeed, Charles Leclerc must not lose strength fighting against Carlos Sainz. So will Ferrari backtrack? It’s unlikely, but the Monegasque “ hope to count on help » from the Spaniard on Sunday to worry Max Verstappen. To disrupt the Dutchman in his garden, it will take at least a union of the Scuderia as the world champion seems untouchable and is heading straight for a “hat trick”. 

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