Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc speaking after claiming his sixth successive top-two result in qualifying and splitting the Red Bull cars of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez at the Jeddah circuit. Here is Charles’ first impression after P2 in qualifying:
“The first lap in Q3 we tried something different doing a preparation lap but that didn’t work out well for us. Then in the second lap I put everything together and that’s what was in the car today. So I am really happy with the lap, a shame that we are a bit further away than what we hoped in qualifying, but tomorrow is the race and I hope we have a good surprise and can challenge the Red Bulls.” – the Monegasque driver explained.
And on stand-in team-mate Olivier Bearman’s impressive debut to take 11th on grid on his unexpected Formula 1 qualifying debut, Charles Leclerc added:
“First of all I hope Carlos will recover quickly. Then on Ollie’s side, he has done an incredible job. With only one session in FP3 he was straight up to speed and comfortable with the car, so it’s good. I’m happy for him obviously. It’s a very special day and the first race in Ferrari having only done one session I guess is even more special. I hope tomorrow we can both have a great race and score strong points for the team.” – Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver concluded.
