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Formula 1: Leclerc Cautious Despite Austin Podium As Hamilton Feels Ferrari Progress Growing
“I am not surprised by the fact that we are missing a bit more performance going throughout the end of the year, especially considering that probably Mercedes and Red Bull are two of the teams that pushed their development a bit later than other teams,” Leclerc said on Friday. “If we look at the gap compared to the McLaren, it remained kind of the same. For us, we are more focused on next year, which I hope will help us.”
Ferrari ended car development earlier than most rivals, instead targeting gains through fine-tuning set-up and operations. Leclerc acknowledged that the Austin podium was a much-needed morale boost. “It has been a long time, and it’s good for everybody in the team to finally see a little bit of improvement,” he said. “But it was a very positive weekend. Whether from now on we can consistently fight for a podium, I think it is a long shot, but I will try to make this happen again this weekend.”
