F1, Ferrari: Charles Leclerc does not hide his disappointment

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Charles Leclerc will startà last in Abu Dhabi

The fight for the Constructors’ title has è gotten rather bad for the Ferraris after the qualifying session of the Abu Dhabi GP: in fact, McLaren occupied the two positions of the front row with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, putting it just behind the Rossa of Carlos Sainz, while Charles Leclerc, already certain of a ten-position penalty, did not pass Q2 and will therefore be forced to start in last position.

The Monegasque had obtained the provisional best time during the second mini-session, a chrono that però è was cancelled by race management for exceeding the track limits during the fast lap. Goodbye top 10, then, the number 16 Ferrari will be on the grid alongside rookie Jack Doohan, in the Alpine.

Dark in the face, Leclerc did not look for alibis to the microphones of 'Sky Sport': "We have to see calmly, we have done all the planned steps and I want to believe until the end – he said. Unfortunately, I exceeded the 'track limits', I could have started in thirteenth or fourteenth position, instead I will have to recover more in the race".

" It was already difficult to come to terms with the penalty". Forò we will tryò. McLaren looks very strong, but I hope I am wrong" added Leclerc, who promised to dip into his energy reserves to allow Ferrari to play for a chance to bring the Constructors’ title back to Maranello sixteen years after the last time.

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