Another negative Sunday From yesterday’s near pole position to today’s woeful eighth place race, more than 45 seconds away from the winner and in last place among the drivers from the top four teams. This was also a Sunday to forget for Charles Leclerc, who certainly shook up his ranking after taking two consecutive ‘nil’s’ in Monaco and Barcelona, but with just four points at the end of a GP that saw him almost exclusively as the hero due to the overtaking suffered by team-mate Lewis Hamilton and then assorted Antonelli, Verstappen, Norris and Piastri. The collapse occurred at every lap and appeared to have a clear culprit: the Ferrari power unit, which was not fit to compete with Mercedes and Red Bull engines. Another comment on this issue came from Antonelli and Russell, who were ‘caught’ by the cameras while chatting on the back podium. Speaking exclusively into Sky Sport F1’s microphones, Leclerc confirmed Ferrari’s lack of engine speed and also warned – at least at the Red Bull Ring – that this was not the only flaw in the SF-26s’ performance: “Can the gap be filled by the Mercedes-powered ones? Yes, it can be filled, but we are struggling with the engine a lot at the moment in all the battles I’ve had with the Red Bull team and the Mercedes-powered teams there. There wasn’t much that could be done – Leclerc observed – but it’s all down to the engine.” not: there was no pace today, especially from me, but I think even with the team we had more difficulties than in Barcelona and in these moments I have to keep my head down even more, keep working and try to find the right place for this car, as I am still struggling today.”
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