Despite the podium in the Grand Prize of Saudi Arabia, Leclerc emphasizes different Ferrari problems
Article by Claudiu Badea – published Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 14:29 / Updated Tuesday, April 22, 20:29
Charles Leclerc obtained his first podium this season of Formula 1, Sunday, April 20, in the Great Arabia of Saudi Arabiahowever, he acknowledged that he was surprised by the behavior of his SF-25 monopost during the competitive weekend.
Charles Leclerc had a very good performance in Saudi Arabia. The currency finished in 3rd place. Only Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and the winner of Oscar Piastri (McLaren) were in front of him.
Charles Leclerc: “The problems were different”
“This time, the problems were different. In the first three corners I lost four tenths of a second, both Friday and Saturday. In the rest of the tour we were fast. And in the race, I was the most fast in the first sector.
“We will look for answers to all of these, But there is something that is not right, we are wrong somewhere. We cannot afford to lose too many races before finding the solution, because we are already nearly 50 points of first place in the pilot standings.
I do not often look at the standings, but 50 points are many. I would like to not lose so many points in the following starts ”said Charles Leclerc, according to Sportal.bg.
I am proud of what I 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 allow us to improve the car's performance
– Charles Leclerc, immediately after the race in the Grand Prize of Saudi Arabia
