The championship, which at the beginning of the year we believed could get to fight to the end, is now running out. Red Bull e Max Verstappen they graduated world champions conquering the iris with a week difference from each other. A season built from a base that is still a bit immature, uphill for Red Bull. A path diametrically opposite to that of the Ferrari, started from a solid foundation but which has no longer found that luminescence that led it to shine in the night of Bahrain. But is it really a season to throw away? On the scale, trophies weigh more than good intentions, but the ranking at the moment gives us a fact. Charles Leclerc could finish the season second, finishing as never since he arrived in Formula 1.
100 o'clock charge
The weekend in Mexico will be particularly important for the Monegasque who scored pole here in 2019, the seventh in his career. He now has 18 Poles and with this race he will reach the third number in Grands Prix with 100 appearances in his career. A perfect occasion to celebrate this milestone would be to do it with a win, but Red Bull is not willing to hand over the throne, in this case destined to Sergio Perez.
“This time in F1 has passed quickly, hopefully we can celebrate the XNUMXth with a special race. I remember my first GP with Sauber as if it were yesterday; then from the second year I was lucky enough to become a Ferrari driver, another dream come true. I have many other dreams, such as becoming world champion. Now I'm enjoying all this, I'm lucky” Leclerc said first as soon as he arrived at the press conference Mexico.
Leclerc: We will try to win
In Austin, Leclerc's comeback did not go unnoticed, let alone the performance of the F1-75, for the first time since the summer break not too far from Red Bull. During the press conference in Mexico City, Charles Leclerc also spoke of the good sensations inherent in working at Ferrari, and the results obtained in Austin, underlining the work already underway to improve the car in view of 2023.
"It's hard to know what we'll do on Sunday; Red Bull is the team to beat on Sunday, they find something we haven't found yet but we're getting there. I think we will be close on Sunday. Like Ferrari we are working to win the title; now that it's no longer possible we will try to use these last three races to be a better team for next year. Having said that, second place is better than third".
Source statements: Red Motors
