The Ferrari drivers only had one shot remaining in the final qualifying session for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. Tire wear at Suzuka meant the team had to use most of the soft tires in the earlier segments.
Although Red Bull – or more precisely Max Verstappen – completely overpowered the Maranello team, one of the Austrian team’s pilots, Sergio Perez, was beaten by Charles Leclerc and finished fourth. “I’m satisfied with my performance, because I think I did a very good lap, and there’s not much left to do. It’s unfortunate that it was only enough for fourth place,” the Monaco native was quoted as saying. Motorsport Week After the timer.
“it’s a wonderful feeling [Szuzukában versenyezni – szerk.], but it’s a bit disappointing when you’re in fourth place with a really good lap, seven-tenths of a second behind. “It will be more fun if we can compete for the best positions.”
Charles Leclerc (Photo: Rudy Carisifoli/Getty Images)
“However, the gap compared to Red Bull is big, they put in a lot of effort this weekend. “It became clear to us already in the first practice session that we have a lot of work to do, especially in the first sector, where we lose most of the time from “Yes, something,” Leclerc said. In his view, Perez will improve a lot on Sunday, but at the same time, under the conditions of the competition, Ferrari may be in a battle with McLaren, who excelled on Saturday.
“McLaren will be closer to us in terms of race pace, but they will probably have room to move, so it will be difficult to overtake them unless we do it at the start or strategically,” he said, looking ahead to Sunday.
Last weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix winner, Carlos Sainz, could start the 53-lap distance with the other Ferrari from sixth.
