An amazing ride that Charles Leclerc in Qualifying for the Belgian GP. The moment the Monegasque leaves the pits, he finds himself alone P7. With a final masterpiece, however, #16 of Ferrari it is brought in second position which, with Verstappen's penalty, is worth the pole position.
A surprise for Leclerc: “I didn't expect this result”
Interviewed after qualifying, Leclerc showed his all wonder for the pole just achieved in Belgium. A result, as he specified, unexpected earlier this weekend: “This qualification is exactly like last year's. It's nice because I didn't expect it. These conditions helped us do something that went beyond our expectations. It's a great day for the team, now we need to concentrate for tomorrow because we will have to understand what will happen without the rain. As mentioned, these mixed conditions helped us – continued Leclerc outlining what would be the goals without the rain - With a dry track we most likely wouldn't have been able to go any furtherand fifth position. Obviously I'm not complaining, I'm very satisfied with the lap I did and it's nice to be back on pole. The fundamental thing tomorrow will be to confirm all the work done".
Leclerc on the start: "It won't be easy to maintain first place"
The Monegasque subsequently spoke about the Departure time. A very delicate aspect, which cost him his position last year Sergio Perez. From his point of view, he will understand what he will have to do only tomorrow on the climb towards Eau Rouge: "Here maintaining first position is really difficult, perhaps it is the most difficult track to do it on. The goal tomorrow is to try to stay in front of everyone, but honestly I'll only think about it when I'm Eau Rouge. For my part, I'll do anything to keep my head".
