Charles Leclerc frustrated with Ferrari pace: “We lose eight tenths in two corners, it’s crazy” | F1 Dutch GP. Charles Leclerc admits Ferrari is struggling at Zandvoort.

Turn 9 and Turn 10 expose Ferrari’s weakness at Zandvoort

The weak point of the SF-25

The second free practice session of the Dutch Grand Prix was disrupted several times due to off-track incidents involving Lance Stroll and Alexander Albon, as well as technical issues for Isack Hadjar. Charles Leclerc attempted two qualifying simulations, and in his second run he was just 95 thousandths behind Lando Norris in the first sector. However, by the second sector split the gap had already grown to 722 thousandths.

Leclerc did not complete the lap and instead returned to the pits to begin a short long-run, but it was clear that Ferrari could not aim high at Zandvoort. The Monegasque driver made this very clear in the post-session interview ring after stepping out of his SF-25.

“It has been the most difficult Friday of the year, we need to completely turn the situation around tomorrow, but honestly it will be difficult,” said Charles  Leclerc. “We are losing eight tenths in just two corners, Turn 9 and Turn 10, which is a bit crazy. We need a miracle solution, but I don’t know if it exists.” – the Monegasque driver pointed out at the end of the second free practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Team principal Frederic Vasseur explained that there are still some solutions left to test, which is why he is hoping for a dry track in FP3 scheduled for tomorrow morning at 11:30. At the moment, as Charles Leclerc himself underlined, Ferrari even appears to be behind the surprisingly competitive Aston Martin cars at the Zandvoort circuit.