Charles Leclerc ready to interfere in the title race: "I'm going to take enormous risks"

The top three positions on the grid for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be occupied by the three championship leaders, contenders for the world title at the end of the 2025 season. While attention is focused almost exclusively on the leading trio given what's at stake, the positions held by George Russell and others are also worth noting. Charles LeclercThe fourth and fifth points should not be overlooked.

For many reasons, the pilots Classic Mercedes for sale et Classic Ferrari for sale could well become the arbiter of this tense final. For Charles Leclerc, satisfaction was certainly the order of the day after qualifying, given the performance of his car. I'm very happy with fifth place, it's a shame to be there but it's all we had in reserve today. he lamented. I'm happy with today's performance and my laps in Q3. I just hope that next year we'll get off to a good start and win races again, because that's all I want. If you look at just this weekend, we recovered well as a team, we changed the car a lot between FP2 and FP3, we took huge risks and it paid off because we would surely have been around ninth place, or something like that.

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Leclerc aims for the podium

Capable of qualifying, once again, far ahead Lewis HamiltonThe driver in question can boast of having been the source of a notable dominance in qualifying. Overall, the Monegasque driver leads 44 to 21 when combining his results in qualifying against Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel cumulatively.

Far from statistical considerations, and invited to focus on the unfolding of the Grand Prix itself, Charles Leclerc's strategy is simple. Despite an expected battle within the battle between Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, and Oscar piastriThe Monegasque driver intends to run his own race, with a top 3 finish as his stated goal. I'm going to take huge risks tomorrow to try and get on the podium for the final race. he clearly announcesThat's all that matters to me. Of course, there's a fight for the title, but from my perspective, the only thing I'm looking at is what I can do for Ferrari, and what I can do is do my best for Ferrari and get the best possible result, regardless of who I'm fighting against. That will be my mentality before the race.

Depending on how the start unfolds, drivers beyond the second row could indeed become key players in the race. If the opening laps are particularly hectic between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, for example, the opportunity could quickly present itself to drivers further back. However, in a regular race, the pace set by McLaren Max Verstappen appears out of reach for a Ferrari already close to overperforming, at least in the case of car number 16. Confident, Charles Leclerc certainly seems eager to make his move… although Oscar Piastri, for his part, appears forced to do so. Is a clash inevitable at this stage? We'll find out this Sunday, December 7th, starting at 14 PM (French time).