Leclerc says Ferrari lacked pace to fight for Singapore Sprint pole
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Provisionally classified third in Singapore Sprint Qualifying, Leclerc said Ferrari lacked the pace to fight for pole and had lost some performance over recent races.
Charles Leclerc said Ferrari did not have enough pace to fight for pole in Singapore Sprint Qualifying. The FIA’s provisional classification placed him third, behind Max Verstappen.
Leclerc felt he had extracted all the lap time available to him. He had topped SQ2 on medium tyres before switching to softs for the final segment.
He thought rival teams had used two cooldown laps in SQ3 while Ferrari used one, but said that should not be an excuse. Leclerc added that Ferrari had lost a little performance over the previous three or four races.
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- PRIMARY SOURCEFerrari 'not fast enough' in Sprint Qualifying – LeclercFormula 1
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- PRIMARY SOURCEAS IT HAPPENED: Verstappen takes Sprint pole in SingaporeFormula 1
- PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 23 - Provisional Sprint Qualifying ClassificationFIA F1 decision documents
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