Charles Leclair: Ferrari's problems will be repeated in Barcelona.
In Monaco, Charles Leclair finished second, which was Ferrari's best result of the season. On Thursday in Barcelona, Monegasque suggested that the team would return to more familiar results on the Spanish track.
Charles Leclair: "This weekend we have to lower our expectations somewhat compared to Monaco, where everything turned out more positively for us. However, this does not change our approach in any way. We use more than extreme settings, and in Barcelona we will stick to the same plan.
I was genuinely surprised by our form in Monaco, although in previous years we had looked strong on that track, although we had never dominated. This year, I thought we would perform poorly. However, this result from last race gave us the opportunity to better understand the strengths of our car, and they played a bigger role in Monaco than we expected.
I will be glad if a pleasant surprise awaits us this weekend, but I don't think we underestimate our chances. In Barcelona, we will return to our usual form, which means that we will repeat the problems that have plagued us since the beginning of the season, especially in qualifying. The situation could be better in the race.
In addition, we expect very hot weather. As we know, McLaren are very, very fast in such conditions. Everything suggests that Ferrari is looking forward to the usual weekend for this season.
Right now, I don't want to talk about our chances in the long run, because I don't know how to foresee the future. I know what other updates we plan to bring this year, but I'm not aware of the rivals' plans [to refine the car], so it's very difficult to predict anything right now.
In theory, it will be difficult for us to get ahead of McLaren, as they are very dominant at the beginning of the season. But I will still continue to give my best until the very end. I hope that we can take a step forward this weekend, and then as soon as possible we will receive new items that will make the car faster, and this will allow us to hope for the best.
But we can't afford to lose too much anymore. I hope that this weekend the team will start to close the gap from the leaders."
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