The really thrilling qualifying session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit had its ups and downs for Scuderia Ferrari, as can clearly be seen from the starting grid for the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. On the one hand, Charles Leclerc delivered an excellent fourth place, but on the other, there was disappointment for Carlos Sainz who will have to start from 15th on the grid after an incident in Q2.
Scuderia Ferrari Racing Director Laurent Mekies comments and impressions after the qualifying session for the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix:
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“Mixed emotions after qualifying. We are pleased with Charles’ great fourth place. Today he progressively regained confidence in the car after yesterday’s crash and right on his last run, he once again demonstrated that he is one of the best drivers on the grid, with a fantastic lap. It’s a real shame that Carlos was unable to secure the result that he had shown he was clearly capable of throughout the weekend, including the first part of qualifying. That small mistake at turn 10 cost him dear and tomorrow he will be up against it. For the race, first and foremost, we will prepare as well as possible to try and extend still further our lead in the fight for third place in the Constructors’ classification, which is our main aim in this final part of the season. On such an unforgiving track, we can expect the unexpected and so it will be important to make the most of any opportunity that comes our way.” – Ferrari Racing Director Laurent Mekies concluded, as reported by the Maranello team’s official website at the end of qualifying.
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