Charles Leclerc is pinning his hopes for the remainder of the season on a rule change which is able to come into drive at spherical 9.
The FIA confirmed earlier than the season started it will impose tougher stiffness checks on teams’ front wings from the ninth round of the championship in Spain.
Leclerc stated Ferrari can have a brand new entrance wing design in time for that race and he hopes it’ll make them extra aggressive.
“I believe we’re behind when it comes to precise efficiency of the automotive,” he defined after scoring his first podium end of the season with third place on Sunday. “We’re behind McLaren and Purple Bull, for positive, behind Mercedes I imagine additionally.
“On one hand, I’ve gone within the path that I’ve been talking of within the final two or three weekends and I really feel like I’ve by no means been as a lot comfy with the automotive than I’ve been for the time being. So we’re extracting the utmost out of the automotive.
“We simply want a greater automotive. And I believe a turning level for the season shall be in Barcelona, with a brand new entrance wing, I hope it could actually play slightly in our favour.”
After beating Lando Norris to the ultimate podium place by a second in Jeddah, Leclerc stated there was no means he might have completed any greater.
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“I believe, actually, we did the right race,” he instructed the official F1 channel. “Immediately I don’t really feel like there was something extra on the desk.
“Each lap was actually, actually good. There have been no errors. Technique, excellent. Pit cease, once more, excellent: we don’t discuss a lot about our pit stops as a result of at any time when they go incorrect, we clearly discuss it as a result of you may lose a race with it, however the mechanics are doing an unbelievable job. I believe we’ve been dominating the pit cease battle for the reason that starting of the season, and that’s because of the arduous work they’ve finished.
“However general it’s been the right race and in the present day I couldn’t do something greater than a P3.”
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