The Monegasque praised the team’s work in Baku: “So far we’ve been perfect, the car is more incisive, we must continue like this also because the season is long and I always believe in it. I love Ferrari and I want to win in red. The race ? It will be more difficult”
– Baku (Azerbaijan)
“I’m surprised with this pole position. I arrived in Baku aiming to finish qualifying ahead of Aston Martin and Mercedes. Today’s result is superior, so I’m more than satisfied.” Charles Leclerc This is how he describes the beautiful pole position of the Azerbaijan GP, which on Sunday will allow him and Ferrari to start in front of everyone in this fourth round of the season. Having rather clearly beaten the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen And Sergio Perezwith only one free practice session behind him, is a nice injection of confidence for the Cavallino.
prudent
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In any case, Leclerc remains cautious, so far what Ferrari has shown itself to be lacking in compared to Red Bull is the race pace and therefore confirmations are needed before being able to claim victory: “We must not forget that in the race we may still be behind the Red Bulls – said Leclerc – it won’t be easy to keep his head. In FP1 we had little time to test, but we found the right feeling with the car and today’s pole position was born from this. Tomorrow in Sprint qualifying we will only have one set of new tyres, but the pace seems quite positive”.
the management
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Leclerc then went deeper to underline the importance of this result: “I’m really happy with how we’ve managed the sessions so far, we’ve been perfect, qualifying at the limit and not easy even for the voices around the team, it’s not easy concentrate on working in these conditions. Instead for me a great lap and now there’s a qualifying tomorrow morning and we have to repeat it. The car? There’s progress, the car is more incisive and I like it, we have to continue working in that direction I’ll believe in it until the end because the season is still long and we have to try to get the maximum points.”
my desire
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Leclerc then replied to those who see him talking to other teams: “Unfortunately we are in a moment in which all my words are used to make a little more noise. I love Ferrari and I want to win with Ferrari, in the lead.” I have nothing else and I hope that with these words everything is clarified because this is my desire”.
speak mekies
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Sporting director Laurent Mekies confirms that pole is a result that was not entirely foreseen on the eve, but also that the work done in Maranello was not accidental and seems to be paying off, especially in the hands of a driver like Leclerc: “This pole it’s a nice gift for all those who are at home and have worked during these weeks of the championship break. We had seen some positives in Melbourne and found a Ferrari close to Red Bull. Obviously a lot of credit goes to Charles who was extraordinary. We had found an interesting direction in Melbourne that we wanted to confirm.”
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