Charles Leclerc, shocked after the first podium of the season: “I didn't expect it!”

He spent more than 30 tours on the average tires he left the grid, easy to overcome George Russell, then kept the attacks of Lando Norris, who forced a podium ranking at the end of the race.

After the end of the race, the Monegascus acknowledged that he did not expect to be in such a position and asked Ferrari to introduce as soon as possible to the SF-25 monopost, which would allow him and Lewis Hamilton to fight with the leaders of the standings.

“For the moment, this will be. Unfortunately, in qualifications we fail to get more out of the car. I was very pleased with yesterday and today's race, I think I maximized everything.

I am proud of what we have achieved, but now we have to improve the car in order to fight above. I didn't expect to finish here before the race I expected to defend myself from the rear cars, Especially by Kimi Antonelli, so everything went very well. Now we must continue to put pressure to remove the maximum. I hope we will soon have improvements that will allow us to improve the performance of the car, “said Charles Leclerc at the end of the Jeddah race.

How did the pilots finish in the Grand Formula 1 Award in Saudi Arabia:

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

4. Lando Norris (McLaren)

5. George Russell (Mercedes)

6. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

7. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

8. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

9. Alex Albon (Williams)

10. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)

11. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

12. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)

13. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

14. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

15. Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber)

16. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

17. Jack Doohan (Alpine)

18. Gabriel Bortleto (Kick Sauber)

19. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) – DNF

20. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – DNF

What does pilot ranking look after the Saudi Arabia race:

1. Oscar Piastri – 99 points

2. Lando Norris – 89

3. Max Verstappen – 87

4. George Russell – 73

5. Charles Leclerc – 47

6. Kimi Antonelli – 38

7. Lewis Hamilton – 31

8. Alex Albon – 20

9. Esteban Ocon – 14

10. Lance Stroll – 10

11. Pierre Gasly – 6

12. Nico Hulkenberg – 6

13. Oliver Bearman – 6

14. Isack Hadjar – 5

15. Carlos Sainz – 5

16. Yuki Tsunoda – 5

17. Fernando Alonso – 0

18. Liam Lawson – 0

19. Jack Doohan – 0

20. Gabriel Bortleto – 0

The hierarchy of builders:

1. McLaren – 188 points

2. Mercedes – 111

3. Red Bull – 89

4. Ferrari – 78

5. Williams – 25

6. Haas – 20

7. Aston Martin – 10

8. Racing Bulls – 8

9. Alpine – 6

10. Kick Sauber – 6