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 | Charles Leclerc: The start of the race will be key, overtaking in Qatar is very difficult6-12-2024 |
Leclerc is determined to have the best possible start to the Qatar Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver summed up the results of qualifying, in which he took 5th place, noting that he and his partner will need to try to get ahead in order to maintain their chances of fighting for the Constructors` Championship.
We need to earn as many points as possible following a difficult weekend for Ferrari. It feels like today we made the most of it, and we still have every chance in the race – and it’s in the race that points are earned.
We looked pretty strong in the sprint - that`s good news. But we will start the race quite far away - this is already bad news.
It was a surprise to us that we were so close to McLaren in terms of speed. But in the same way, we did not expect that Red Bull and Mercedes would be so strong.
If we finish ahead of the McLarens in the race, we still probably won’t be able to earn as many points as we would like.
In any case, we need to focus on ourselves. Tomorrow we will have a chance to finish in a high position, but the start of the race will be key because it is very difficult to overtake on this track, ” said Leclerc.
McLaren missed out on pole in Qatar, Red Bull turned the weekend around