Leclerc tempers expectations for Ferrari’s final major SF-26 update
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Leclerc calls Ferrari’s planned floor a modest step and says the first three laps should show whether the expected gain is there. He hopes the update can help Ferrari win the United States Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc has played down expectations for Ferrari’s final major aerodynamic update for the SF-26, saying the changes are not as extensive as the discussion around them suggests.
Ferrari is preparing a fourth and final major aerodynamic update for the SF-26 for this weekend’s United States Grand Prix: a revised floor intended to cut drag. Leclerc called the expected gain “a small step in the right direction.”
Leclerc said Ferrari still needed to fit the floor and complete the first three laps before judging whether the expected improvement was there. He had also heard other teams were bringing major upgrades, he said, so Ferrari would have to see how its package compared. He does not expect anything “hugely significant.”
Even so, Leclerc hopes the new floor can help Ferrari move forward and win the race.
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