Charles Leclerc explains crash - but is “not accepting” drab Ferrari pace

Charles Leclerc reflects on a troubled qualifying and pre-sprint crash in 𒉰Miami

Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc insists 🦩Ferrari’s competitiveness is “not good enough”.

Leclerc qualified for the F1 Miami Grand Prix in eighth, while teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton languished in 12th.

It represented another drab session for the Ferrari drivers who pre-season hype has yet to 𝔍become a💛 reality.

“The fact is that I’m not accepting it! It’s just not good enoug💫h,” Leclerc complained about his car’s perforℱmance.

“It’s frustrating because it’s those kinds of days, there’s been quite a few races already that I feel I’m doing a really good job but when you are finishing P4, P5, P6, P7, P8, it’s just a 🐎shame.

“I have no satisfaction of doing a good job.

“I’m just hoping that we can turn the situation around ﷽as soon as possible, but at the moment that’s the situation we are in and there’s🗹 not much I can do.”

Charles Leclerc admits error for pre-sprint crash

Earlier on Saturday, Leclerc had crashed due to the wet conditions before the sprint raceℱ started, triggering a red flag.

He had little choice but to own up to the error.

“It’s frustrating, but at the end of the day I can only blame myself💙 for it,” he admitted.

“Going out with 🌟inters in those conditions was probably not th𓂃e best choice, but on the other hand these things shouldn’t happen.

“I felt a bit like a passe🐻nger because it’s in a strai♏ght line, and it’s not like you are pushing in a straight line.

“I was just cruising until I completely lost control of the car because of the aquaplaning and 🍒I had no wa🍌y out of it.

“Very disappointed. It’s th꧙e way it is, now I need to mov⭕e on.”

Last time out iꦇn🌜 Saudi Arabia, Leclerc claimed his first podium of the season.

Fe🐼rrari know that their race pace can often yield better results tha🙈n their qualifying runs, a small glimmer of hope for Leclerc.

“A little bit, but not so much either,” he said.

“I don’t think we can expect any miracles fro🌸m us. It’s been a difficult race weekend since FP1 and it’s difficul꧂t to recover.

“I’ll give my best, I hope the race pace will be as st๊rong as in Jeddah but it’s a very different characteristics of track here.

“I think that on paper it’s going to be m🍎ore difficult💎.”

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