"I'm happy to get back in the car. I missed the competition that F1 gives you: the tests are nice but the competitiveness gives you the The fire which I really like”. These are the first words of Charles Leclerc, who spoke in an interview on Sky Sports, in view of the start of the new Formula 1 season with the Bahrain GP. After i test, in which the Red has proven to be quite reliable, there is a lot of attention on Ferrari. Inside the paddock it is believed that the new SF-24 could be the real opponent of the RB20 even if, from this point of view, Leclerc prefers to remain calm. "I would wait future – explained the Monegasque –. For now it is very difficult to have clear indications. I think they are still ahead. I don't know by how much, but I am. What I can say from our side is that we did a good job: we are really happy with the data foundi".
Leclerc sounds the charge ahead of the Bahrain GP: "I want to win"
The goal, or at least the dream, is to be able to fight against Red Bull who starts with the underdogs: “If there is an opportunity to go and get Verstappen – explains Leclerc – we will take it”. Ferrari has clear ideas about this season and believes that with the new SF-24 it could be the right car to seat Verstappen, even if the Monegasque knows that the first real indications will only come after the first race: “Spero – explains Leclerc in the interview with Sky – that we can fight for first position, perhaps starting from this GP in Bahrain. I'm not satisfied with second place. I want to win immediately, but we will understand the realistic objective after the first race".
