Leclerc: “In Barcelona I found confidence in the car again. Mercedes in front, but the path is right”

Leclerc seeks redemption in Austria The Austrian Grand Prix is ​​a very delicate transition for Charles Leclerc, perhaps never in such difficulty in his eight years at Ferrari. The Monegasque is called upon to reverse a negative trend that has been going on since the spin at the end of the Miami GP and which is continuing with zeros, arriving both in Monte-Carlo and Montmeló. Leclerc’s recent haul cannot satisfy the Monegasque, who must react and respond to the latest criticism after hitting the wall three times in the last four weekends. Finding important points is an absolute priority and the Austrian GP could represent the right opportunity to relaunch your ambitions and leave a complicated phase behind. Leclerc’s words “In Montreal, and in particular in Monaco, we had some problems that turned out to be very complex. There I lost a bit of confidence in the car, but not in the package itself. In Barcelona I found the feeling I had at the beginning of the year, and this is a positive aspect”, this is Leclerc’s comment, which naturally also refers to the technical change resulting from the farewell to the Brembo discs. “I think the last few races have not been positive. If I look at things objectively, Monaco and Barcelona were much worse than they should have been on paper. We had two technical problems in two consecutive races, and that cost us a lot of points. I can’t go into too much detail about the problem in Barcelona, ​​it all happened suddenly. I don’t think it’s something that should worry us for the future.” “I think in terms of competitiveness Mercedes is still the fastest car. But we were quite good with the tires in the heat in Barcelona, ​​so I hope we can maintain this level of performance here too, although the straights are longer. The Mercedes power unit is currently better, so I expect to pay a higher price,” he added. “Now, however, the team is in an excellent position. We continue to bring updates and this shows our commitment. I think we have had more weekends with updates than without, and this is a good sign. Then I have always liked the Red Bull Ring, we haven’t won there for a long time but in recent years we haven’t had the car to do it. Now I have the feeling that we are on the right path to finding the rhythm that will allow us to win races.”

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2026-06-26 00:42:00