F1, Ferrari: Charles Leclerc does not hide his disappointment

Charles Leclerc after 8th place in qualifying: "I have no explanation"

Started with a firm request for an explanation by radio to the Ferrari team for not having completed more laps during FP3, Charles Leclerc’s day on Saturday è then continued with a not too lucky qualification: the eighth place è in fact a result that worries not a little the Monegasque in view of the race, especially because é at Suzuka, a rather narrow track and with only one DRS zone, overtaking is rather difficult.

"I have no explanations – began Leclerc speaking to 'Sky Sport' what happened in qualifying on the Japanese circuit -. I only did one flying lap in Q3 but I don’t think I would have done better on the second attempt, I really gave it my all. The feeling with the car wasn&#39t bad, but it wasn&#39t even good enough".

"This year we have always struggled a bit on the launch lap,” he added, “the one coming out of the pits. It's not the first time we can&#39t get the tires to the optimum temperature at the right time. Clearly, there's no one-size-fits-all approach, but it's a difficulty we have to overcome. I have no other regrets forò, I really gave everything I had and we could not do better than thatì".

Much was è said about Ferrari’s race pace: "Confidence in that sense is there," – said Leclerc – but I have less confidence in the possibilities of overtaking that this track gives. For that we had to do well in qualifying but at least on my part I didn&#39t succeed. We have to make a great start and hope to gain positions right away, soì we can fight for something important".