Charles Leclerc after excellent times set in free practice, he got the fourth position in qualifications of the GP of Japan. The Monegasque, however, had to end this session with one sword of Damocles that hung over his head: that ofinvestigation.
In qualifying for Japan, Leclerc took fourth position
In free practice on the circuit of Suzuka, Charles Leclerc, he always managed to place his car in the top 5. Excellent result, but with some McLarens so fast, fight to become the second power, it started to become more access. In Q1, the two cars of Maranello teams waited to get on track, but the moment they did it, they had to abort the tour following the red flag caused by Sargeant. With 9 minutes left, the there is no time left to get back on track and Leclerc thus managed to place third.
The pilot of the Ferrari then leaves everyone speechless, closing the Q2 in first position, ahead of the two-time world champion, Max Verstappen. In Q3, the two Mclaren have something more and they put themselves in second and third place, Leclerc he follows them, finishing fourth just 49 thousandths behind Norris.
There is one more knot to untie, that of the investigation to have violated the maximum time rule on the exit lap during Q1. The FIA's response was not long in coming, Leclerc, as well as the two Alfa Romeo drivers, will not have any penalties.
“Overtake? It's difficult"
"The Q3 lap was really good, I put everything I had into it" He says Charles Leclerc interviewed by SkySports F1 after qualifying for the Japanese GP. “Today we lacked performance, Especially in the first sector where he had we struggled a lot” continues the Monegasque.
When asked what do you expect from tomorrow's race, he replies:” Max will do his usual race, there McLaren But not bad”. Leclerc then continues by saying: “Do you overtake? It's difficult, we will see few of them”. The question of tire management doesn't seem to worry about number #16 and with little chance of overtaking, in the Suzuka race the start and the strategy will be fundamental.
