A new weekend, a new Ferrari. Also Leclerc, after turning in the FP1 the SF-23 not updated, he got to try the novelty of the single-seater of Team. The Monegasque, after anticipating not too great expectations for this new package, he says after having personally tried it SF-23 evolved.
The run-up for Leclerc and Ferrari begins
Charles Leclerc held the session of FP1 with outdated version of the redhead. The Monegasque is positioned in eighth position, just ahead of Sainzequipped with upgrades. The decision to assign the updates to a single car was dictated by the need to compare the two versions. However, not knowing the fuel loads, it is difficult to draw conclusions.
In FP2 also Leclerc he tried the very fresh updates brought by Ferrari. The sixteenth placed himself in sixth position, just ahead of Sainz. The upgrades have given positive signals, but the distance from the Red Bull duo still remains a lot. Ferrari can, to date, be satisfied with the first step taken in what will be a very difficult run-up to the top.
Leclerc clearly sees the position of the redhead
Charles Leclerc spoke about Ferrari Friday, revealing that the Scuderia has passed all the tests it had planned: “It was an interesting day, as we had new parts to test on the car, like this We've done very different plans between the two cars. It was a productive day because we passed all the tests we wanted to do, although it's hard to tell where we are in terms of performance right now. We will keep pushing to try and make the steps forward we want to be more relaxed with the car tomorrow, then we can see where we are. For today, it is clear that although Red Bull have the edge over everyone, the rest of the grid is very, very tight".
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