Charles Leclerc reacts to P2 in Miami quali: “Hope to put Max under more pressure in race”. Charles Leclerc speaking after qualifying second for the Miami GP:.

Excellent front row for Charles Leclerc with his Ferrari during the qualifying round for the Miami GP. The Monegasque driver will once again start from the second slot on the grid in the race on Sunday, May 5, alongside Max Verstappen and ahead of Carlos Sainz.

The performance of Ferrari was solid, placing the two drivers in the top three positions, especially considering that Charles Leclerc did not even participate in FP1, the only free practice session of the American weekend due to a malfunction on his Ferrari. He will also have the support of Carlos Sainz, who will start from the third slot. This demonstrates that Ferrari could perform very well in tomorrow’s race, depending also on how the start unfolds.

Charles Leclerc speaking after qualifying second for the Miami Grand Prix:

“It felt so much on the limit. It was very close until Q3 where when we started to push for the last one or two tenths, we started to lose the tyres in sector two and three. Overheating them quite a bit. So today that’s where we lost a bit of time. However, the race is long tomorrow, this morning [in the Sprint] we showed a good pace so I hope we can put Max under a bit more pressure.”

On chances at the start against Verstappen?

“This, and keeping the DRS if we don’t get past at Turn One. DRS is super powerful here and if we lose it after the first lap it’s super difficult to come back without DRS. So we must not lose it. But first of all it will be the start. This morning we had a good one and tomorrow I’ll try to have an even better one.”

Here is the full interview of Charles Leclerc at the end of the qualifying session for the Miami Grand Prix