The Ferrari Monegasque didn't hesitate to ask for his preference over Carlos Sainz for his team, so that they could beat Max Verstappen, something that didn't come close to happening in Saturday's sprint race
Charles Leclerc tried hard, but he couldn't even get close to Max Verstappen, who won the sprint race held this Saturday (9), at the Red Bull Ring.
If there are any positive points, at least the Ferrari driver reduced the distance to the second-leader of the season, Sergio Pérez (151 x 149 for the Mexican).
At the start of the race he saw the Dutchman take the lead, but the real fight was with teammate Carlos Sainz. "It was quite difficult, Max was very fast at the beginning of the race, I tried to do a good tire management to try to attack him, but my fight was with Carlos," said Leclerc.
The Monegasque finished the race with a straight face, much on account of not having at any time come close to trying any maneuver to beat Verstappen. "I even tried to get close at the end, but I couldn't, the rhythms were very similar."
Leclerc now picks up the pieces of a difficult sprint race so that Ferrari will perform better in Sunday's (10) race. "In fact, that's what counts as a result. For that, I hope to make a good start and to be able to put pressure on Max.
About the fight with Sainz, Charles wants the Italian team to collaborate with him to have the chance to beat the current world champion. Asked about the possibility of Ferrari choosing him instead of the Spaniard, the Monegasque was succinct: "I hope so.
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