Leclerc is cautious incomment on its result in FP2 of the Australian GP. In fact, the Monegasque driver claims that teamwork is going into the future right direction, but there is still a long way to go...
“We are going in the right direction”
After FP2 of the Melbourne Grand Prix, it doesn't budge much Charles Leclerc on theScuderia Ferrari Instagram account. Therefore, he dwells on the aspects that he considers important to highlight: "We explored several trim variations today,“. And he continues: “it was interesting to note that we seemed to be heading in the right direction.” a glimmer of hope, perhaps, for the Monegasque driver who finished today in second position la second session of free tests of the Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc had a start of season not exactly rosy, with a retirement a few laps from the end. A season opener not quite rosy for both Ferrari, actually. The problem turned out to be thereliability, something that didn't seem to emerge from the pre-season tests. But that had characterized the second half of the 2022 season.
Leclerc: "Our rivals seem to have the advantage for now"
In fact, at the beginning of the season, the Scuderia di Maranello was focusing on speed, on which Leclerc expresses himself towards the end of his statement. With reference to today, he specifically argues: “That doesn't mean we have the same speed as our rivals, as they appear to be in advantage for now.” And then asserts the nightmare sentence for Red fans. The one they have often heard from binotto, the former Ferrari team principal: “There is still a lot of work to be done before we can get back to engaging in a real fight". The fight for the world title. The coveted title that Maranello has been missing for sixteen years now. However Leclerc concludes like Sainz, determined and ready to reorganize itself: “but we will use all our energy to take steps forward."
