Wolff: Ferrari's result does not reflect their capabilities

      Toto Wolff, head of the Mercedes team, admitted that McLaren's level has not yet been reached, but Ferrari is certainly capable of a higher pace, and the results of Charles Leclair and Lewis Hamilton, who will start from 7th and 8th positions tomorrow, do not reflect it.

      Toto Wolff: "Although we were fighting for a high position, we must admit that in reality we lost a couple of tenths to McLaren. But Kimi was a little unlucky: it seemed that he went into the corner not a little wider than in the previous laps, but the front part of the bottom was damaged on his car. In any case, starting from the 16th position tomorrow, he will have an interesting race, and it is useful for him to gain experience.

      We can see that the results of the riders starting from the front rows are very solid. The six of them, starting with Max Verstappen and ending with Charles Leclair and Lewis Hamilton, may well be fighting for high positions. Although the Ferrari drivers weren't that fast this time, they are definitely capable of a good pace.

      I think everyone is on the same level in terms of pace, except for McLaren – Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are still a little faster than the others. But I don't think the result of Ferrari reflects the real possibilities, perhaps they should be in a higher position."