Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc wanted to point that there are many positive changes within the Maranello team since the 2020 Formula One season, despite the difficult year Ferrari had last season.
2020 represented Scuderia Ferrari’s worst season in the Constructors’ Championship for the last 40 years, yet Charles Leclerc feels the Italian side’s improvement during the current championship has been both on and off track.
The Maranello team has an advantage of 39.5 points ahead of rivals McLaren in the fight for third place in the Constructors’ standings this season and Charles Leclerc is confident the small steps forward the team have been taking are starting to pay dividends.
The Monegasque driver took two pole positions this season, on the streets of Monte Carlos and Baku and believes the Maranello team is back on an upward trajectory again.
“From 2019 to 2020, of course, there was a step back. But then from 2020, right from the beginning, we worked very, very well. And I could already feel in the 2020 season we were working in the right direction. Even though the upgrades were small steps, they were in the right direction. And that’s always a good sign for me. So there was no breakthrough in all these improvements, but it’s been a constant improvement since the beginning of 2020 when as a team we’ve responded in the best possible way. For two or three races, the new power unit has given us another boost, which has been huge for our chase for third place in the Constructors’ Championship.” – the Monegasque driver explained, as reported by Motorsport-Total.
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Charles Leclerc’s team-mate Carlos Sainz echoes his colleague’s impressions regarding the progress made within the team, despite the fact that he only joined Scuderia Ferrari in time for this championship. The Spaniard impressed with his work ethic when he signed as he went to great lengths to spend as much time as possible at the factory to bed himself in before the season got under way.
“Since I joined the team, the team has been constantly evolving, not only in terms of the development of the car with the engine. I feel we have made a lot of progress in terms of strategy, pit-stops and the way the team works overall. And we are running the weekends in a much stronger way. Of course, a stronger package helps, but the team itself is working at a very high level, I think, if you compare to the beginning of the season.” – Carlos Sainz concluded.
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