Two fingers from the podium. In Las Vegas, Charles Leclerc finished in fourth place. Although he hoped for much better. Ferrari was announced as the favorite on the Strip, but the Mercedes were above the rest this weekend.
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The Monegasque suffered a bad start to the Grand Prix. Driver number 16 did not have a good feeling and lost time due to his tires. He was delicate with it.
A bad first stint
“The first ten laps were a bit hot. We kept the tires less than the others at the beginning. I lost a lot of time on the first stint. The second and third were much better. But it was too late”he admitted at the microphone of Canal +. “It’s a track where we had to be fast. But hey, the Mercedes were untouchable. When we put that into the balance, we try to do the maximum. »
After the race, Charles Leclerc was beside himself. He was obviously not happy to have finished behind Carlos Sainz. His team had asked him to manage his effort. For his part, the Spaniard had orders not to overtake him. The son of the former world rally champion did not respect this order.
Ferrari returns to McLaren
This fourth place, although frustrating for him, is still a good performance. Coupled with his teammate's third position, it allows the Scuderia to get a little closer to McLaren in the constructors' standings. 24 units separate the two teams.
“We maximize the points. We make 3 and 4 behind them. We regain points on McLaren. We're taking it back to Red Bull. But there is a little frustration because it wasn't far from things getting better”declared Frédéric Vasseur, director of Ferrari, at the microphone of Canal +.
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