Leclerc urges caution despite topping both US GP practice sessions
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Charles Leclerc said Ferrari’s upgrades had worked as expected, but warned that rivals could still find more pace after he topped both Friday practice sessions.
Charles Leclerc topped both Friday practice sessions at the United States Grand Prix, yet urged caution about Ferrari’s prospects for qualifying. The upgrades had worked as expected and the car felt good, he said, but he believed rival teams still had more performance to unlock.
In second practice, Leclerc’s 1:35.291 was only 0.042 seconds quicker than Kimi Antonelli, while Max Verstappen was third for Red Bull, 0.189 seconds behind.
Leclerc singled out Antonelli and Verstappen as already looking strong and expected both to be in contention in Saturday’s qualifying.
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