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“Second, I think we were a bit out of place with the balance. Third, I didn’t have the upgrade at first, because we wanted to compare both cars, so all in all it was quite a difficult session on my side. In FP2 I found the feeling again, in the end put everything together and still quite a bit of pace to find.
“Overall, a bit of a difficult Friday for me but I know where to find the lap time so I’m not too worried for tomorrow.”
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Leclerc was kept in the garage for a chunk of FP2 but explained that was simply for a set-up change that took longer than expected, rather than any reliability concerns. Having described the car as ‘horrendous’ on team radio in FP1, he was clearly happy with the direction the team had taken in the second session.
“I have a very clear vision on what we have to do on the car to make it better, and I’m confident tomorrow we will do a step forward,” continued Leclerc.
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