Ferrari System 1 driver Charles Leclerc says the Canadian Grand Prix weekend has been a “catastrophe” up to now, as he struggled to get probably the most of his equipment.
Leclerc has unusually been outqualified by team-mate Lewis Hamilton twice this weekend, with the seven-time world champion hailing his simulator-free preparation.
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However that will not be all there was to Leclerc’s 0.1s deficit in each periods, with the Monegasque brazenly encountering quite a lot of points when it got here to adequately exploiting the SF-26.
“It’s been a catastrophe,” Leclerc stated on Saturday night. “I feel it’s been the trickiest weekend of my profession. I’m not overstating it, it’s been horrible. From yesterday’s brake issues to the problems placing tyres in the appropriate window right now – solely on the final Q3 lap did the tyres come nearer to the operational window and work just a little higher – the entire weekend has been a catastrophe.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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When it was steered that Ferrari and Canada weren’t understanding, Leclerc replied: “It feels extra like Charles Leclerc and Canada aren’t understanding! Ferrari-wise, it has labored effectively for a few of my team-mates, however so far as I’m involved it by no means has, a minimum of in qualifying.
“It’s fairly unusual; often, when it doesn’t work in qualifying, it doesn’t work within the race both, but it surely’s sort of the other right here. I really feel like my driving model works very effectively for the race, however in qualifying I’m all the time struggling. This morning [in the sprint], tempo was excellent however we couldn’t overtake, and yesterday and right now, qualifying was a catastrophe.”
The Montreal race is forecast to happen in chilly, moist climate – right down to 12C ambient temperature – and Leclerc expects this issue to compound his points.
“It’s not the identical circumstances. Sadly, with the issues I’ve had up to now, that are temperature issues, with the rain I feel it’ll be worse,” he lamented.
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