Ferrari’s drivers have excessive hopes for his or her probabilities at this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix – if monitor situations are on their facet.
The crew has excelled on high-speed tracks of late, profitable at Monza and Mexico Metropolis, whereas Charles Leclerc led a lot of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Leclerc fought for victory in final yr’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. Forward of this weekend’s race on the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, he’s assured they’ll minimize McLaren’s 36-point lead within the constructors’ championship.
“It’s not that far, so we all know it’s positively a chance,” Leclerc instructed Sky. “Nevertheless, we don’t actually deal with that. We clearly want to focus step-by-step and race-by-race.
“Ranging from this weekend, we have now a constructive feeling on this monitor. We expect we’re going to be robust, however that doesn’t imply we’re going to dominate the entire weekend – that’s not going to occur.
“I believe it’s going to be extraordinarily shut with Crimson Bull and McLaren. We simply must be in entrance of them and to carry out higher than they do after which on the finish of the yr we’ll do the maths. However clearly the constructors’ is unquestionably the goal for us.”
Nevertheless, crew mate Sainz says the cooler temperatures anticipated this weekend in comparison with final yr may make life tougher for them.
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“I believe, trying on the format of the monitor, you’d say ‘sure, Ferrari ought to be aggressive’,” Sainz stated. “Or no less than ought to be within the combine.
“However if you really feel the temperatures and you understand how a lot we wrestle typically switching on the tyres this yr and every little thing else, then positively not. So there are two elements – we’ll see how they conflict with one another and see who performs higher this weekend.”
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