Charles Leclerc feels he has missed a novel alternative to win in 2025, as Ferrari proved extra aggressive on the Monaco Grand Prix than elsewhere on the System 1 calendar.
Leclerc took provisional pole across the historic streets of Monte Carlo after the second barrage of Q3 runs, forward of each McLarens. However each Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri opted to go for an additional flyer on their ultimate run, and whereas Piastri had a messy lap, Norris was capable of finding the tempo to grab pole away from Leclerc.
Leclerc felt there wasn’t way more he might have executed to defeat Norris, however he was nonetheless “very pissed off” as a result of he felt this was Ferrari’s first aggressive weekend of the 12 months, and a pole would have subsequently given the Monegasque driver an opportunity to win a race this season, Ferrari having been unable to struggle for the win elsewhere.
“There’s all the time one thing extra to be executed. However, on the finish of the day, this was the perfect we might do. I feel the lap was actually good,” Leclerc stated after shedding out to Norris’s track-record lap by 0.109s.
“The primary lap was somewhat little bit of a disgrace as a result of when you will have a primary good lap that provides you a bit extra confidence for the second spherical. I could not have that. I had sector two visitors, nevertheless it’s the way in which it’s.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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“Simply clearly very pissed off. We all know that we do not fairly have the automotive to go for wins this 12 months. However this weekend, the automotive felt good. And beginning second right here goes to be tough to then take that first place.”
When requested why he has traditionally been so sturdy across the streets he grew up on, he stated: “I do not know. I like metropolis tracks generally. I like to actually go all in into qualifying and take most dangers. And I feel this more often than not pays off. Typically it would not repay.
“I am proud, anyway, of the end result we have had at this time, as on paper it was going to be a really troublesome weekend for us. On the finish of the day, it is not that unhealthy.”
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