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Leclerc says Ferrari will examine Mercedes’ one-stop strategy

Archive photograph: Charles Leclerc · 2026-05-13Archive photo · 2026-05-13 · Gabriel Hutchinson · CC BY-SA 4.0

Leclerc said Ferrari considered second place its maximum in the United States Grand Prix and that Mercedes’ one-stop strategy with Kimi Antonelli surprised him.

After the United States Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc said Mercedes’ one-stop strategy with Kimi Antonelli had surprised him. He described Ferrari’s second place as the maximum result available to the team.

Leclerc said Ferrari had been more aligned with Red Bull, because his team believed a two-stop strategy was the right choice. Mercedes carried out its alternative very well, he said, and Ferrari would look at the approach further.

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