Ferraristi want a good race in Jeddah. Charles: “The second half was good, we have to keep pushing like this”. Carlos: “I think I’ll be fighting with Aston Martin and Mercedes, Perez too fast”
March 18, 2023
– Jeddah (Arabia)
Red Bull flies, but Ferrari wants to give themselves a protagonist Sunday. Qualifying for the Arabian GP confirmed that the champion team is always the benchmark, but it’s not indestructible. It’s true that a Milton Keynes car is always on pole, but this time the party goes to Sergio Perez, not Max Verstappen who was stranded in Q2 due to a problem with the driveshaft. The glass is half empty if you look at the wheelbase of the RB19s, which Ferrari enthusiasts continue to describe as impregnable.
talk to charles
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Charles Leclerc did his best today, finishing a few hundredths behind Perez in second position, a real shame about the penalty that will force him to start 12th. “Second place? I’m happy. This is a very difficult weekend, but I’m happy with my lap. I gave everything, I went to the limit. Of course Red Bull is on another planet, we have to keep pushing and doing what we we’re doing as a team. The goal is to beat them and for now we’re struggling. Tomorrow won’t be easy, we hope to get back in front as soon as possible but we’ll have Alpine and Mercedes on similar pace, I hope to pass them as soon as I get close to them. The race pace? looked good, definitely better than Bahrain, but it’s hard to compare to others because everyone has a different agenda.”
speak sainz
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He was complimented by Carlos Sainz junior, who finished fifth and therefore will start from the second row due to his teammate’s penalty. The Spaniard was unable to make good use of the SF-23 especially in the first sector: “I have to look at what didn’t work there – he said – I was fast but I was losing all the time in that section. Tomorrow anyway I’ll try to make a comeback”. A difficult weekend to build for Sainz: “A bit of an unknown factor with this car, this new asphalt. Charles was certainly good at exploiting the car. Race pace? I expect to fight with Aston Martin and Mercedes for the podium. The win? We’ll try, but Red Bull’s speed is very high.”
March 18, 2023 – 8:06 pm
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