“We Will Struggle to Fight for Pole in French GP”: Charles Leclerc
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Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc reveals that he is not entirely sure about fetching hat-trick of pole position ahead of French Grand Prix Qualifying session. After claiming the same in Monaco and Baku, Leclerc feels Ferrari will struggle to meet the same fate at the circuit Paul Richard.
But away from the street circuits, at the more conventional Paul Ricard Circuit, the Red cars could struggle as they simply have not extracted the kind of power that Mercedes and Honda are doing as the Formula 1 circus sets up tent in Le Castellet for Round 7.
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Speaking to media ahead of the weekend’s action, Leclerc said, “I hope I’m wrong, but I think we will struggle to fight for pole position as we did in Monaco and Baku. Our car lacks a bit of performance in the medium to high-speed corners and there are plenty of them at this track.
“It will be an interesting test for us, giving us an idea of how good a job has been done in Maranello to optimise the potential of the SF21.”
From nearby Monaco to Le Castellet, it’s a couple of hour of glorious road along the Cote D’Azur if you wish to go the long way. Thus no surprise Leclerc knows the venue well and counts it as a second home race.
“I started driving karts when I was very little at the track in Brignoles, a little town 45 kilometres from here, so I know this area quite well,” Ferrari ace recalled.
“Furthermore, it’s very close to Monte Carlo, so it’s pretty much a home race as I can get to the circuit from home in less than two hours,” added Leclerc.
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