Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc admitted to being pleasantly surprised by how fast the SF21 car proved to be at Istanbul Park so far during the Turkish Grand Prix weekend and explained that the Italian side’s current form is “a bit strange”.
Charles Leclerc ended the qualifying session for the Turkish Grand Prix in fourth place, but will gain one position as a result of a penalty received by Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. The Maranello team proved to be quick all weekend as Charles had ended Friday practice second-fastest and finished all three practice sessions in the top five.
Asked about Ferrari’s positive performance at the Istanbul Circuit, Charles Leclerc replied: “I’m not completely sure to be honest! As well as this, it’s a little bit strange. Also, the midfield seems to be working well, because everyone is close to pole position. It’s good to see that though.” – he explained.
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Charles Leclerc confirmed he is “definitely happy” with what he called a “good lap” in Q3 after expecting a “tricky session because we decided to go for a low-downforce set-up. Eventually I think it will be the right choice but today it was going to be tricky” – the Monegasque driver added.
Scuderia Ferrari is in a strong position to attempt to gain some good points in 2021 Formula 1 constructors’ championship against its direct competitor McLaren because despite Carlos Sainz will be focred to begin the Turkish Grand Prix from the back of the grid, he made sure that one of the McLarens will also have a lowly grid position by knocking Daniel Ricciardo out of Q1.
Ferrari has a points deficit of 17.5 to make up to McLaren, with Charles Leclerc admitting that the Maranello team has to be perfect to catch the Italian Grand Prix winners.
“It is very tight between us, today I think we did a good job as a team, and hopefully we can score as many points as possible to try and catch a little bit. They’re very quick, they’ve demonstrated that they can win races, so yeah, we need to do everything perfectly to overtake them in the constructors’ championship.” – he added.
Carlos Sainz is using the new Ferrari hybrid system in Turkey and the Italian side has taken the opportunity to fit an all-new power unit which has consigned Carlos to starting last.
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