Third event of the season. The day is over free tests of the Friday of the Australian GP, the Maranello driver Charles Leclerc is interviewed about his excellent performance of today. Performances that culminated in first place at the end of PL2.
The Red Bulls weren't pushing yet
La first ROUND of the weekend of Australian GP ended with the first place of a Leclerc very fit, that dominated PL2, with almost 4 tenths of an advantage over Verstappen. His interview begins like this: “What if I think I can play it for the weekend? Well, I'd say we're in a better condition than in the first two races, but thereand Red Bull weren't pushing yet. So we must wait, see exactly what theirs is potential." We remind you that Verstappen finished second at the end of both free practice sessions of the Australian GP. While his teammate Perez was overtaken by both the Aston Martins and the McLarens. “I think they are still ahead, but we could have, yes, one good chance, certainly better than at the beginning of the season“. An excellent step forward, therefore, for the red, but without illusions.
Leclerc doesn't make any predictions about the Australian GP
In fact, the interview with an ever cautious Charles Leclerc continues like this:”What if I'm closer to the Red Bulls in terms of race pace? Race pace seems to be pretty strong though, again, it is very difficult do a comparison for some pilots. They encountered a lot of traffic, but we found the road essentially clear in our simulation laps, but yes, it seems to be going quite well. It sure as hell gets off to a good start on Friday, but it's just the beginning. We will have to keep pushing” ends Leclerc on the first day of the Australian GP. His balance and so positive but attentive to the next moves of the leading Formula 1 team from 2021 onwards.
