Charles Leclerc signed only the 8th qualifying time in Miami, a cold shower for the Monegasque pilot of Ferrari.
“In the last three races there was progress and it was encouraging, but it is a return to reality that hurts. Five tenths on such a short track it hurts, and it proves that we have weaknesses that are highlighted on this circuit.”
“We will have to work because we are behind the two Williams, and it’s not an error. It’s regular, really I was lucky to go in Q3, I was on the verge of not succeeding, so it’s complicated.”
Did the accident before the departure of the F1 sprint disturbed its preparation?
“For morale, it is never good to put it in the wall, even less in a training lap. We have to learn from our mistakes, go with the intermediaries at that time was a risk that was not necessary.”
“And on my side you have to be careful in these situations to manage as a pilot, I managed it badly. It is not the best start of the weekend, I counted on the qualifier to do something special. The tour was very good but there is no performance in the car, so it hurts.”
Lewis Hamilton was eliminated from the Q2, with a 12th place in qualifying in Miami.
“We are going to persevere. We are only in the sixth race, but we are in great difficulty. We do our best so as not to modify our settings too large, but whatever we do, the regularity is very random at each run on track.”
“We have brake problems, instability problems, and we are generally not fast enough. Passing in Q3 is already difficult for us.”
“Once you are set back, it is difficult to score points. Tomorrow, it will be difficult, but we will try again. I’m used to it but I will persevere.”
“And I will be back at the factory next week to continue to find solutions.”
Should he have used another new Q2 tire train?
“We would have due. It makes no sense, when we are in difficulty, not to put on two new trains or not to use them. But we will discuss them together, with the team.”
