MIAMI, Florida — Saturday on the Formulation 1 Miami Grand Prix was a kind of days for Charles Leclerc that you’d moderately overlook.
On his method to the beginning grid within the F1 Dash race Leclerc, working across the circuit on a set of intermediate tires in moist situations, slid off the racing line and into the barrier, ending his F1 Dash race earlier than it even started.
Then in qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix Leclerc might solely handle to place his SF-25 on the fourth row, the place he’ll begin eighth and, as he famous when talking to the media together with SB Nation after the session, behind each Williams drivers.
When talking with the media a downtrodden Leclerc started by reflecting on what occurred on the buildup to the F1 Dash race.
“The dash race, I imply I’ve watched it fairly a couple of instances, truthfully, I can drive round 100 instances and there’s not a lot you are able to do as a driver,” mentioned Leclerc. “I believe the error was within the first place to be out on [intermediate] tires with these monitor situations, and this we have to perceive what we’ve carried out mistaken as a crew.
“I received’t go too deep into that, however clearly I believe this was the principle mistake that then price us so much. However yeah, clearly that made the entire day much more tough for the mechanics, for me as effectively, not doing as many laps as others, however I don’t really feel like I’ve paid the value of it at the moment.”
Leclerc then shifted his consideration to his qualifying efficiency.
“After which in qualifying we’re simply not quick sufficient,” began the Ferrari driver.
“We’ve bought to research there was one thing unusual on our aspect. I needed to change massively the automobile, the instruments and every thing with the intention to have form of the steadiness I favored, it was very totally different, so we’ve bought to look into what occurred.”
What has Leclerc so pissed off in the intervening time? It’s the truth that he feels he’s extracting every thing he can out of the SF-25 proper now, however the outcomes don’t match up with how he feels after ending a given lap. He may really feel that he has put within the lap he must high the timing sheets, however the stopwatch then tells him in any other case.
“To be sincere, this weekend I really feel like, and that’s most likely much more so irritating, is that I really feel we’re maximizing the potential of the automobile.
“It’s simply that the potential of the automobile is simply not there and after I end a lap, once more at the moment in qualifying, I really feel very happy with my lap, and it’s solely citing P8.
“So yeah, we’ve bought to take a look at it, I believe.”
Leclerc additionally highlighted that the traits of the circuit in Miami, with a number of low-speed corners, accentuates the present weaknesses of the SF-25 when in comparison with the remainder of the grid.
“A monitor like this additionally highlights our weaknesses. There’s loads of low-speed content material. Williams, each Williams are in entrance of us and I contemplate my lap a very good one, so I believe, yeah, it’s fairly straightforward to know the place we’re missing.
“We’re simply not quick and no matter we do with the automobile, we are able to run it in numerous methods, however we simply don’t have the downforce that the others have in the intervening time, particularly at low pace.”
And with that, Leclerc was off, left to ponder one other irritating Saturday.
