Leclerc urges Ferrari to improve its wet-weather performance after São Paulo GP

After the São Paulo Grand Prix, Leclerc urged Ferrari to work on its wet-weather performance, calling the car “a complete disaster to drive”. He said going into the rain felt like a “coin flip” and that the team had much to learn from qualifying and the race.

Leclerc said he could not get the tyres up to temperature in the opening stint, which stalled his progress. He described that stint’s pace as horrendous, while judging the team’s execution okay. The second stint on soft tyres was better, he said, but he had little clear air and lost time on the straights.

Leclerc started 13th after an engine-related grid penalty; Lewis Hamilton started 20th after a similar infringement and made strong gains in the opening stages. Leclerc said Hamilton found a way to make progress, while he felt as though he was driving on ice. Leclerc crossed the line seventh, but a five-second penalty for a collision with Liam Lawson demoted him to eighth.