According to German automobile magazine ‘Auto Motor und Sport’, the GPS analyses suggest that Ferrari and Red Bull were running with slightly more power than Mercedes, but even if you take that away, Ferrari is still a real contender for victory. Between Red Bull and Mercedes it’s all about small margins once again.
Helmut Marko warned before free practice: “Watch out for Ferrari.”
When Carlos Sainz met Marko in the paddock before FP2, Marko asked him: “I hope you were low on fuel?”
Carlos Sainz:”You’ll see on Saturday.”
Mercedes’ Shovlin: “You don’t have to study the timing sheets at all to figure out that Ferrari is seriously fast here and a contender to win this weekend.”
“Charles Leclerc set his best lap time 1:11.684s on his seventh lap with the soft tyres. His ideal lap would have been even faster than that: 1:11.566s. Charles Leclerc drives up the hill to the casino 10 to 15 km/h faster than Verstappen and Hamilton. In the tunnel, his speed advantage goes down to 2 km/h. Leclerc loses time against his rivals at Sainte Dévote, Hamilton in the second swimming pool chicane. Comparing the two Ferrari teammates: Leclerc is faster in the upper Portier corner, the Port chicane, the Tabac corner and Rascasse, Sainz in Sainte Dévote and in the Swimming Pool passage.”
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