Having dominated on Friday, Charles Leclerc cannot perceive Ferrari’s lack of tempo when it mattered most.
After all, the primary signal that Friday’s tempo won’t have been all it appeared was in qualifying, when, Max Verstappen apart, each McLaren’s out-paced Leclerc by 0.2s.
Reflecting on Saturday and Sunday, Leclerc believes the SF-24’s primary deficit was straight-line velocity on the pit straight and right down to Tamburello.
“Trying again at yesterday, reanalysing qualifying, I feel we principally misplaced every part on the launch (begin) for some cause,” stated the Monegasque at race finish. “We had a barely totally different energy technique in comparison with McLaren and Purple Bull, and we misplaced every part on the run right down to Flip 2.
“Max, on high of that, had the slipstream,” he added, referring to the tow the world champion obtained from Nico Hulkenberg on his last run in Q3.
“That is one thing we’ll need to look into as a result of, particularly on a observe like this, observe place is completely every part,” he continued. “And while you solely have a tenth between Purple Bull, McLaren and ourselves, we have to do every part good. The third place at this time value us perhaps a greater end result within the race.
“A minimum of it is a podium,” he added. “It is unbelievable to be on the rostrum with all of the Tifosi right here… however in fact I am solely very joyful after I win, and at this time we did not fairly make it.
“We had been very quick in the beginning of the stint with the hards,” he continued. “I began to push to try to put some strain on Lando, however in a while they had been extremely fast.
“Our race tempo may be very, very robust,” he subsequently informed Sky Sports activities. “I am extra optimistic than yesterday trying again on the qualifying as a result of that is the place I feel we’re missing on a weekend like this. What makes me optimistic is that if I look again on the information, I believed we had been dropping in flip two, three, 4, which might have been tyre associated once more, but it surely wasn’t the case. We misplaced every part within the straights, and they’re doing one thing bizarre with the vitality, engine-wise, McLaren and Purple Bull.
“We have got to look into it, however nothing that is not attainable to vary, and as soon as we repair that I feel we have an actual shot of going again on the highest step for the rostrum.
“Monaco goes to be a really particular in fact, as particular as right here at Imola,” he added. “There’s a whole lot of pink, and it is at all times wonderful to see that.”
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