Charles Leclerc felt he had no confidence within the automotive throughout what ended up being a reasonably depressing Qatar Grand Prix for the Ferrari driver.Â
After ranging from tenth, the Monegasque driver completed in eighth, taking residence simply 4 factors. Whereas he managed to enhance his beginning place, Leclerc was annoyed after the race.
“I had no confidence within the automotive, I had no tempo within the automotive, I had nothing within the automotive so it is simply… I am fairly glad the weekend is over, to be trustworthy,” he informed the media. “It was a really irritating race from the very first lap to the final lap.”
Each Leclerc and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton have struggled all weekend. After beginning the dash race in ninth and 18th, respectively, Leclerc and Hamilton completed in thirteenth and seventeenth. Hamilton began the grand prix in seventeenth and crossed the road in twelfth.
“Once more, after what occurred yesterday within the first lap, I had no confidence, and I did not know what was going to occur with the automotive within the first few laps,” he continued. “However there’s not been one lap the place we have been aggressive over the weekend, so it has been very irritating.”
With only one race remaining within the 2025 season, Leclerc is keen to complete the 12 months on a excessive.
“On one hand, sure,” he stated when requested if he was wanting ahead to the season’s finish. “However on the similar time, I am simply actually wanting ahead to Abu Dhabi and attempting to complete the season on a extra constructive be aware and hoping to provide us slightly bit extra happiness to go on vacation as a result of it is going to be fairly miserable to go on vacation with two weekends identical to this weekend.
“That may be very dangerous, so I hope we are able to have a greater weekend.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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Ferrari group principal Fred Vasseur confirmed on Friday that the Maranello outfit stopped aero improvement on the 2025 automotive on the finish of April to deal with 2026.
“Quite a bit. Quite a bit for positive, and that is why I believe the second half isn’t too stunning. It is loads tougher in comparison with our rivals,” Leclerc defined concerning the affect that this has had on him and Hamilton.
“I actually hope that this may repay for subsequent 12 months. Clearly, this was with the imaginative and prescient of attempting to work tougher for subsequent 12 months and having all our assets attempting to anticipate subsequent 12 months, so I actually hope that this may repay.”
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