Charles Leclerc achieves "a perfect qualifying performance" during a "difficult" weekend

Charles Leclerc delivered one of his trademark qualifying laps in Brazil. On the verge of elimination at the end of Q1, with a Ferrari On the verge of collapse, the Monegasque driver suddenly transformed into a serious contender for pole position. After briefly claiming the provisional first place on the starting grid, he was ultimately beaten by Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli, who will start from the front row of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

When questioned about his performance by Canal+, the Ferrari driver pointed out that things sometimes come down to small details. Formula 1. "A very good lap in Q2 and Q3. Everything is so close, it can go from a disaster to a very good weekend in a few hundredths of a second." Making it from Q2 to Q3 was crucial for us. But clearly it was a difficult weekend. » confides the person concerned.

The qualifying session wasn't only difficult for Ferrari. Many drivers complained over the radio about the lack of grip at the Interlagos circuit, while the two Red Bull were eliminated in Q1 for the first time since the 2018 Russian Grand Prix.

Looking back, number 16 agrees that he has perfectly fulfilled his objectives. "I wasn't expecting that," Charles Leclerc added his voice to the chorus. on Scuderia Ferrari's social media. We did everything perfectly today in what remains a very difficult weekend. We didn't really find the performance where we wanted to find it. So it's very good to start from 3rd place.

Unfortunately for Ferrari, it wasn't a happy occasion in either garage this Saturday in Sao Paulo. Indeed, Lewis Hamilton He failed to find the key to qualifying for Q3, for the second time this weekend. Starting 11th on the grid for the Sprint race, he will start from 13th position for the Feature Race of the Brazilian F1 Grand Prix.

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