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The Monegasque is also hopeful that there is more speed available in his SF-24, adding: “I think there’s more pace in me just putting everything together. If you look at my three sectors, there was quite a bit of lap time in them when you put all of it together, so that will be the main focus for tomorrow. But let’s say performance and feeling is there.”
While there were mixed fortunes for Ferrari’s rivals – with Mercedes appearing to enjoy a good day around the streets of Monte Carlo, while Red Bull looked to be experiencing some issues – Leclerc believes that he and the team will still need to ensure that they work hard to stay ahead.
WATCH: Ride onboard with Leclerc for the fastest lap of Friday practice in Monaco
“I think we kind of arrived here knowing that anything was possible,” the 26-year-old commented. “As I said in 2021, we didn’t have a particularly good car, but coming into Monaco the characteristics of our car [were] fitting well this very particular track and we were fast.
“This weekend we seem fast. Mercedes have been struggling since the beginning of the season, they are very fast this weekend so we expect them to be just the same tomorrow. Lewis [Hamilton] has been on it all day, so we have to maximise everything tomorrow to put it on pole.”
While Leclerc has previously taken two pole positions in Monaco, he is yet to finish the race higher than fourth. As such, putting himself in the best place to achieve a victory is his target.
“I’ve had two poles in the past, but then the Sunday result wasn’t the one I wanted,” he acknowledged. “So if we manage to do [that], so which is the best starting place for Sunday, we’ll have to focus well on Sunday in order to put everything together to finally get that win.”
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