Ferrari, Charles Leclerc and an unexpected lap in Belgium qualifying

This is how Charles Leclerc commented hot on the qualifying result of the Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, with his Ferrari just behind the two McLarens.

“I didn&#8217t expect this third position. We thought we were much further back, but it was a good lap. It takes time to make the most of the updates, we have changed some things but not much, it”s just a matter of putting it all together.

“For sure, their race pace looked very strong this morning, but I hope that with the changes we will be closer in tomorrow’s race,” added the Ferrarista, referring to the performance of the British single-seaters in the sprint race.

Another disastrous qualifying for the’other Ferrarista Lewis Hamilton, 16th after he was stripped of the seventh time in Q1 for exceeding the track limits: “My mistake, I apologize to the whole team and also to those working in the factory. I hope to do better tomorrow, although it is quite difficult here to overtake”.

“It was a decent lap. I am happy”, said with some’ irony Lando Norris, who will start on pole position. “The car is flying, Oscar did a good job all weekend and we pushed each other. It is a good battle, but tough right now”.

Desperate Kimi Antonelli, 16th in the Mercedes this time with no particular mistakes: “I think I am lacking confidence. It’s a difficult moment for me because I’m struggling to find confidence with the car. I just need to find the light at the end of the tunnel again. Was I being conservative after yesterday’s Sprint Qualifying? I wouldn’t say so. I lacked confidence more today than yesterday. I struggle to get the best out of the car. It is a complicated time and I just have to find the light at the end of the tunnel”.