Another Negative Qualifying for Ferrari, with Leclerc in Fourth and Hamilton Seventh
Ferrari fails to gain momentum, and the situation is becoming increasingly heavy and frustrating. During the qualifying session for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Leclerc finished in fourth place, maximizing the performance of the difficult SF-25, whiletre Hamilton, who has never felt comfortable with the car this weekend, could only manage seventh. This paints a perfect picture of the tough start to the season for the Maranello team.
Here are the words from the two drivers, starting with Charles Leclerc: “There is disappointment; we had higher expectations for this track. Unfortunately, today we had confirmation that we lack overall potential. I am happy because I took a direction that I know allows me to always get the most out of the car in qualifying, but it’s very difficult to control because, if you watch my lap, I risked crashing 2-3 times.”
An even more complicated qualifying for Lewis Hamilton, who made it to Q3 by just seven thousandths of a second ahead of Albon. Here’s the British driver’s take: “Qualifying was as complicated as always. I haven’t been anywhere this weekend, and I couldn’t even improve session by session. I’m grateful to have made it into Q3 given the level. The last lap wasn’t spectacular, but there was some small improvement.” “.
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