Charles Leclerc believes McLaren would be the workforce to beat within the Sao Paulo Grand Prix however that Ferrari is shut sufficient that the Dash weekend format will allow it to threaten for wins.
Ferrari has received every of the previous two races, with Leclerc victorious at Circuit of The Americas earlier than Carlos Sainz’s spectacular win in Mexico Metropolis final weekend. Leclerc doesn’t anticipate the Interlagos circuit structure to be as favorable to Ferrari as its rivals however he says the variations are so small it may gain advantage from the difficult schedule.
“I feel Qatar on paper might be probably the most troublesome weekend for us within the remaining ones,” Leclerc mentioned. “Right here, perhaps it’s the second the place we don’t anticipate to be significantly stellar. I feel Las Vegas ought to be a very good one for us and Abu Dhabi impartial.
“We actually should focus step-by-step. It’s very wonderful particulars and generally this could make a giant distinction, particularly on a Dash weekend like this.
“We solely have one free apply session. If we handle to do a very good job throughout this free apply session, all the pieces is feasible. The margins will not be large enough for it to be a transparent P3. If we do a very good job, then we can have probabilities of profitable this race. Though on paper I don’t assume we’re favorites and doubtless McLaren would be the workforce to beat.”
Leclerc additionally sees alternatives within the truth that there’s a new monitor floor at Interlagos and groups can have restricted time to regulate to any variations to earlier years.
“FP1 goes to be tremendous vital,” he mentioned. “As I mentioned earlier, I feel it’s going to play an vital function on who will come out on high this weekend. The workforce that adapts the quickest, the workforce that anticipated one of the best this new tarmac, can have the higher hand and hopefully we may be the one.”
