Charles Leclerc “surprised” but “not getting carried away” by Ferrari’s Singapore Grand Prix pace
Leclerc set the pace in FP1 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, while teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz led a Ferrari 1-2 in the second session.
Given Ferrari’s struggles at high downforce circuits in F1 2023, many didn’t expect them to be Red Bull’s ne🐼are🦂st challenger let alone be the team to beat.
Red Bull,🌜 wh𓂃o are unbeaten in 2023, only managed the seventh and eighth fastest times in FP2.
Speaking after practice, Leclerc said he was “sur𝓡prised” by Ferrari’s form but refused 💮to get carried away by it.
“Yes, we are surprised but we’re not getting carried away eith❀er. It’s only Friday and we expect the other teams to show more for their true potential tomorrow.
“We cannot get🍌 carried 🍬away but it is true we did not expect this kind of performance on a Friday at least.
“It’s a good start⛎ but now we need to focus on ourselves and hopefully we reproduce the same tomorrow.”
Sainz noted “very weird performance swings” in ♋the past, hinting at Mercedes’ struggles over the year in seasons they were very dominant but tended to struggle in Singapore (2015).
“Yeah, a little but at the same tim💖e you always need to arrive in Singapore very open-minded, he added. 🌸;
“We’ve seen in the past very weird performance swings at this track as it’s a very partiꦡcular one. So far it looks like it’s suiting our car well and it’s going well with the way tha💎t we’ve hit the ground running in FP1 and we could fine-tune the setup a little bit for FP2, and be a bit quicker.
“It looks good but I do believe the track is going to change a lot for tomorrow, ramp up the grip🌃 a lot and it’s all about who finds the perfect setup for tomorrow.”
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