Leclerc convinced Ferrari team wins races soon
Jun.7 - Charles Leclerc thinks race wins will start coming "soon" for the improving Ferrari team.
Although the end of both Q3 sessions were disrupted, the 23-year-old was on pole for both recent street races in Monaco and Azerbaijan.
However, Leclerc finished just fourth on Sunday - but he said the most important goal at present isn't going all-out for victory, but beating McLaren to third place in the constructors' championship.
"I didn't want to take a lot of risks," he said after Sunday's race at Baku, "even if I took enough of them in the last two laps.
"But as I have said, we must not forget that we are fighting with McLaren and there were a lot of points up for grabs here."
Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz was less philosophical after finishing eighth at Baku.
"We have to investigate and understand why our pace in general wasn't as good as it was in qualifying," said the Spaniard.
"I had problems getting the tyres up to temperature, I locked up the fronts a lot, whether they were soft or hard. It's something for us to improve."
Leclerc, though, insists that Ferrari's progress in 2021 - particularly in the context of the ultra-uncompetitive 2020 season - is clear.
"I like to look at things as a whole," he said, "and in that sense we are making progress. We can't be discouraged when we have a more difficult race than another one.
"If you look at the pace, we were not very far from Mercedes and Red Bull with the hard tyres in the middle of the race, so there are many positive things.
"Having said that, we can't be happy with this fourth, because we are here to win. But we are giving everything and I'm sure that victories will come soon," said Leclerc.
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It is great to see LEC's confidence on the rise, but the red team still seems to lack that little bit of edge.
"Gotta remember this is a marathon not a sprint, so you've got to be measured in how aggressive you go"
Sorry, forgot to say those are the words of Sir Lewis, not mine lol
words of wisdom from the world champion
Sir Lewis is going to have to pedal fast to reach my 30 point lead at summer break prognostication. Less marathon, more go fast. Word is that Toto has ordered the boys to make it a fan friendly season.
Can you hear that?? its like a faint whinge, cant make it out, nothing important anyway
You really have a problem. The story is about Leclerc and ferrari and yet you still have to be the internet warrior, up against LH and Toto, you are taking this site into the gutter
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