Leclerc offered high-fuel hope for Belgian GP recovery
Leclerc offered high-fuel hope for Belgian GP recovery
Charles Leclerc has conceded that Ferrari did not waste time on finding "useless" qualifying pace, with his high-fuel running offering confidence of a Sunday recovery.
The Ferrari driver is one of six to have been hit with a back-of-the-grid penalty for taking power unit and/or gearbox components beyond the prescribed limits for the season.
Despite ending the day second to title rival Max Verstappen, one of the other drivers set to start from the back, Leclerc revealed his high-fuel pace offered a level of comfort given his potential lowly starting position.
"Overall, it wasn't too bad of a day," assessed Leclerc. "Of course, we tested quite a few things.
"I think everybody was on a very different programme so it is very difficult to compare on this first day back from the holidays but overall the feeling was quite okay.
"Low-fuel pace seems to be poor but the high fuel is quite okay, so let's see.
"We will keep working, try to do a step in the night and try to come back stronger on Saturday."
Asked what the team had done differently knowing that the penalty was coming, Leclerc added: "We didn't put as much attention as we would normally do on the qualifying pace because it would be a little bit useless.
"So, [there was] more attention on the race pace to try to come back to the front as quickly as possible."
Related
Change your timezone:
Latest News
McLaren boss explains why FIA REVERSED Norris F1 penalty
- 17 minutes ago
FIA CANCEL important drivers' meeting after huge drama in China
- 1 hour ago
F1 News Today: Red Bull and Verstappen dealt title blow as Red Bull dominated in sprint qualifying
- 2 hours ago
FIA stewards ROB Hamilton pole after bizarre U-turn
- 3 hours ago
F1 Sprint Qualifying Results: Chinese Grand Prix 2024 times as Verstappen stunned in rainy CHAOS
- 3 hours ago
Another bizarre fire STOPS action at Chinese Grand Prix
- Today 10:12
Related news
Legendary F1 circuit could be ditched due to spiralling costs
F1 confirms renewal of KEY race contract until 2025
Brundle names the ONE F1 driver operating well above expectations
F1 legend slams UNFAIR FIA proposal after 'deceiving fans'
F1 Standings
Drivers
- Oliver Bearman
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2024
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Australia 2024
- MSC Cruises Grand Prix of Japan 2024
- Grand Prix of China 2024
- Miami Grand Prix 2024
- Gran Premio dell'Emilia Romagna 2024
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2024
- Grand Prix du Canada 2024
- Gran Premio de España 2024
- Grand Prix of Austria 2024
- Grand Prix of Great Britain 2024
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2024
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2024
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Italy 2024
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2024
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2024
- Grand Prix of the United States 2024
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2024
- Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024
- Qatar Grand Prix 2024
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2024
About GPFans
GPFans is a multi-platform, multi-language brand dedicated to Formula One coverage. We bring you all the ins and outs of the sport, 24/7, everything from up-to-the-minute news and features to the latest viral stories and clips.We believe that a new generation of exciting, outspoken drivers will make F1 more popular than ever before, and we want to give our users access to as much of their heroes as possible, on and off the track. From Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo to Sebastian Vettel, we provide in-depth analysis of every every Grand Prix in the season, from Australia to Abu Dhabi.
With Formula One under the new ownership of Liberty Media, how the sport is being covered is evolving, and GPFans will look to be at the heart of this progression into new media, as one of the fastest-growing sites covering the king of motorsports.
Follow us on your favorite social media channel
Corporate & Media
Innovatieweg 20C7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31645516860