Charles Leclerc can look back on his Friday in Baku with satisfaction. The Monegasque recorded the best time during the second free practice and still made a small difference to the Red Bull drivers. However, Leclerc also sees room for improvement.
Charles Leclerc can look back on his Friday in Baku with satisfaction. The Monegasque recorded the best time during the second free practice and still made a small difference to the Red Bull drivers. However, Leclerc also sees room for improvement.
The second practice session in Baku was quite chaotic. Due to several yellow flags, several drivers were affected during the fast laps, making the session not as representative as usual. Max Verstappen, in particular, did few laps after starting the session with a delay due to problems with his rear wing.
"We had a solid first day. The progression we made from TL1 to TL2 was good and we worked well as a team. The lap times are not representative because no one did a proper lap in the second session. A little room for improvement," Leclerc says in the Ferrari press release.
In terms of race pace, it looks like Red Bull has a slight advantage, while Ferrari again looks fast on a single lap. Still, we will have to wait and see for the rest of the weekend, as it was difficult for the drivers to put together a good lap.
"Our race pace seemed pretty strong and I felt good in the car. In terms of tires, I felt comfortable in the long run and had no graining, which is another positive," finishes the Ferrari driver