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Charles Leclerc came in fourth with the best result he could hope for in the current situation with Ferrari at the Portuguese Grand Prix, but Sebastian Vettel couldn’t get excited because at least the score came together for him.
At Portimao, too, the balance of power with Ferrari unfolded as usual this year: Charles Leclerc finished fourth based on his car’s competitiveness, while Sebastian Vettel only struggled with Ferrari in the middle and ultimately only reached 15th position. to 10, which was only scored 1 point for him.
The four-time world champion was knocked out for the eighth time in a row in Q2 on Saturday’s time trial, not even as a rookie with the Toro Rosso, and the race did not switch to medium tires early in the race and switched to hard tires at the start of the race. beginning, so he eventually got there to score a point, but that didn’t thrill him at all.
I’m not here for a single point He pointed RTL in your program. – I had a lot of problems during the first laps. The car has lost traction time and time again and it is difficult to be confident when it lacks consistency, “said the German driver, who finally finished the Portuguese Grand Prix with a circular disadvantage, just ahead of 16th place Kimi Räikkönen.
Vettel’s performance is subject to strong criticism, but he said he does not address it, but regularly compares his own performance to the pace of his teammate.
The other car is obviously much faster. “ “I always waste time in the same place, I see it from the data. An idiot obviously couldn’t get there. [Leclerc] level, but I dare to doubt that it would be completely stupid, ”he said. “I have to look inside myself and take care of my own business, but of course it hurts because my own expectations are higher than those of the outside world. It’s hard to process this because I’m too ambitious and I’m too hungry for success. “
The four-time world champion says this year’s Ferrari is very tricky and feels that while Leclerc is doing well and his teammate has confidence in the car, most of the time he will roll off the track when he starts. to chase the car. “The first lap was still very confusing, we couldn’t warm up the tires and we didn’t have the confidence to do it.” We cannot be satisfied with the tenth place ”.
“The improvements have made little progress, but the car has been practically the same since the beginning of the year. Perhaps the track suited us better now ”, he transformed. – It’s complicated. I will do my best, but despite our hard work, we will not find a solution, “he admitted, adding that he could only trust the smallest of his staff.
Leclerc, on the other hand, a Sky sportsHe said he was “extremely happy” to see his fourth place finish in the Portuguese Grand Prix. “It was very important for the team to achieve such a positive result, especially after the Nürburgring, where we suffered terribly during the race. Now we finally had a very good weekend both in the time trial and in the race ”.
“It feels good and it also shows that we are going in the right direction. We have made minor improvements in the last few races and they all seem to work fine. I am very satisfied with this. “
The Monaco driver added, they are still in a difficult situation but they are very happy with the team’s work because they have always improved a bit in the last four races. According to him, a similar attitude is expected from the team next year. “Everyone expects us to create a completely new package and fight for victory, but that will not happen. For now, I’m happy where we are. “
