Charles Leclerc aims for podium in Brazil

Ferrari has recovered the close equilibrium successful the SF-25 car's settings again aft Austin. After the sprint, the Maranello squad precisely adjusted the setup, and Charles Leclerc narrowly missed retired connected a front-row commencement successful qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix. In the last lap, Andrea Kimi Antonelli overtook him, truthful the Monegasque volition commencement today's contention from 3rd position; a presumption that gives him existent anticipation that helium tin articulation the combat for triumph successful the archetypal meters.

Ferrari is satisfied due to the fact that the advancement is obvious, but Leclerc admits that the apical velocity is inactive not astatine the level helium wants. However, inspired by Ferrari's triumph successful the WEC championship, the Monegasque says helium wants to extremity his idiosyncratic streak without a podium astatine Interlagos. While Leclerc was pleased with his progress, his teammate Lewis Hamilton had a overmuch harder weekend; complaining that helium failed to lukewarm up the tires and finished successful the 2nd qualifying round.

Leclerc explained aft qualifying wherever Ferrari is inactive looking for speed:

"We inactive don't person an mentation for the apical speed, but the execution was perfect. We did everything right. I followed my intuition connected immoderate things, we took a small spot of the load disconnected the car and that helped. I don't deliberation we've wholly solved the occupation connected the straights; we request to analyse successful item what's happening there, due to the fact that we don't person an mentation yet," helium explained.

Fred Vasseur reacts

Ferrari brag Fred Vasseur confirmed that during the sprint play the squad chose the bedewed way settings, which turned retired to beryllium the incorrect prime arsenic the sprint contention was tally connected lone somewhat damp asphalt. 

That's wherefore the cars didn't person capable velocity connected the straights, but the corrections betwixt the sprint and qualifying brought disposable progress. Leclerc stressed that the cardinal to occurrence was the cleanable execution of the plan, which has go a changeless of Ferrari's amended weekends:

"We don't person an explanation, but we did a large job. Like successful Austin and Mexico, we executed everything flawlessly. Qualifying was perfectly executed and that's wherefore we're starting from 3rd spot tomorrow."

The information successful the campy was further boosted by the quality that the 499P prototype had won the WEC satellite title, ending Ferrari's 53-year wait. Leclerc is not hiding his pridefulness and hopes that this play volition bring him a crushed to celebrate:

"We've won the WEC aft 53 years; it's large quality and I'm delighted for Ferrari and the guys successful Bahrain who merit it. I've been successful Formula 1 for 8 years and I've ne'er won a podium successful Brazil. I anticipation that changes this weekend. Tomorrow, astatine the archetypal country – if they springiness maine space, I'm going," said the Ferrari driver.