close global

Welcome to GPFans

CHOOSE YOUR COUNTRY

  • NL
  • GB
  • IT
  • ES-MX
  • US
  • GB

Are you a F1 Fan? Follow GP Fans

Edition

NL GB IT ES-MX US
Leclerc, Sainz, Ferrari, Mexico

Leclerc "weakness" fixed by Sainz

Leclerc, Sainz, Ferrari, Mexico — Photo: © LAT Images
2 reacties

Leclerc "weakness" fixed by Sainz

Leclerc was bested by Sainz in the pair's first season as team-mates

Charles Leclerc believes Carlos Sainz assisted to eradicate his "weakness" after the pair raced as team-mates for the first time last year.

Sainz joined Ferrari from McLaren last winter ahead of the 2021 season and finished behind only the two Red Bull and Mercedes pairings in the drivers' standing in his first campaign with the team.

Since making his F1 debut in 2018, Leclerc has been heralded as a future champion, and the Monégasque feels he has only been made stronger by his defeat to Sainz.

"I think we learned a lot," said Leclerc, speaking at the end of last season.

"As always, when you have a new team-mate, you always learn with the new ways of how Carlos is approaching race weekends, the way he works, his talent and raw speed also, the way he takes the corners.

"He had an amazing year. He pushed me very much to perform better at every race and it has just been extremely interesting.

"To pinpoint one thing, I think maybe one of the strong points of Carlos is race management and tyre management, which was probably my weakness in 2019.

"I progressed a lot as a driver in 2020 and again [last year] and part of it is thanks to Carlos."

Related

More F1 news

Latest F1 news

F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton tipped for bombshell announcement, Horner causes uproar

F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton tipped for bombshell announcement, Horner causes uproar

  • 1 hour ago
Bahrain & Saudi GPs could return this year in late F1 calendar swap

Bahrain & Saudi GPs could return this year in late F1 calendar swap

  • 2 hours ago
Ex-F1 star Romain Grosjean in heated confrontation - 'He fancied a bit of a fist fight'

Ex-F1 star Romain Grosjean in heated confrontation - 'He fancied a bit of a fist fight'

  • 3 hours ago
Hamilton vs Alonso: Inside the feud that rocked F1

Hamilton vs Alonso: Inside the feud that rocked F1

  • Today 12:55
Fernando Alonso returns to McLaren, insider reacts: 'It opened my wounds'

Fernando Alonso returns to McLaren, insider reacts: 'It opened my wounds'

  • Today 11:57
F1 legend delivers brutal V8 verdict after FIA engine U-turn

F1 legend delivers brutal V8 verdict after FIA engine U-turn

  • Today 10:55

Just in

16:16
F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton tipped for bombshell announcement, Horner causes uproar
15:27
Bahrain & Saudi GPs could return this year in late F1 calendar swap
14:12
Ex-F1 star Romain Grosjean in heated confrontation - 'He fancied a bit of a fist fight'
12:55
Hamilton vs Alonso: Inside the feud that rocked F1
11:57
Fernando Alonso returns to McLaren, insider reacts: 'It opened my wounds'
F1 news

Recommended by the editors

F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton tipped for bombshell announcement, Horner causes uproar F1 News Today

F1 News Today: Lewis Hamilton tipped for bombshell announcement, Horner causes uproar

1 hour ago
Bahrain & Saudi GPs could return this year in late F1 calendar swap F1 News & Gossip

Bahrain & Saudi GPs could return this year in late F1 calendar swap

2 hours ago
Ex-F1 star Romain Grosjean in heated confrontation - 'He fancied a bit of a fist fight' Racing News

Ex-F1 star Romain Grosjean in heated confrontation - 'He fancied a bit of a fist fight'

3 hours ago
Hamilton vs Alonso: Inside the feud that rocked F1 Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton vs Alonso: Inside the feud that rocked F1

Today 12:55
Ontdek het op Google Play
x