Charles Leclerc and the other 19 drivers took to the track at 18:00 Italian time for the Saudi Arabian GP race. The Monegasque started from second place on the grid, but the fight with Perez caused him to slip one position upon arrival. Interviewed after the race he said: “Difficult track for several reasons".
Leclerc gets on the podium after the Saudi Arabian GP race
The pilot of the Ferrari number #16 started from the front row, only three-time World Champion Max Verstappen ahead of him. After one not an optimal start in the race of Saudi Arabian GP, Leclerc found himself containing the attacks by Checo Perez. A tough, fair duel, in which Charles prevailed.
On lap 4, Sergio Perez returns behind Leclerc. The DRS is active on this lap and the number # 11 of Red Bull doesn't struggle to get the hang of it second position. On curve 1, Charles gets ahead of his future teammate, Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc gets the upper hand and takes Perez behind again. After many laps behind Norris, the Ferrari driver manages to overtake him. It lights up at the end of the race Charles, which runs on the same tempo as Piastri e manages to get the additional point for the fastest lap snatching it from Perez. Optimal third place for Leclerc which brings a bit of red to the podium in Jeddah.
“Boring race, but it's the best possible result”
in interviews after the race of the Saudi Arabian GP, Charles Leclerc says: “We had a good pace, I also did the fastest lap at the end, even though I was helped by Ricciardo's DRS“. The Monegasque continues: “The sensations were good, but the race was boring due to the Red Bulls being too fast and the gap with the other single-seaters".
Issue #16 reveals: “We did the best possible result today and that was the goal“. Charles then talks about the difficulty encountered on a street circuit like that of Jeddah. "It is one of the most physically difficult slopes of the season. It's hot, but the problem is in the neck, there is a lot of speed, a lot of curves that make everything very difficult.”
When asked what he thought of his teammate's result, Charles says: “Bearman he did an incredible job right from FP3, picking up the pace straight away. In qualifying he did a good job and today he was incredible. Tutto extraordinarily impressive".
