The Ferrari driver has achieved his third victory this season
He assures that it was a surprise to be faster than Red Bull in his home circuit
Charles Leclerc was reunited with victory at the Austrian Grand Prix following five races where luck had not been on his side. The Ferrari driver assures that he “needed” to win and celebrates the competitiveness of his car.
Leclerc started the season leading, but since Barcelona the Monegasque has chained a series of setbacks that have taken him away from victory and even from the podium, a result that has managed to reverse in the Red Bull Ringhome of his greatest rival.
“Definitely I needed it“, Leclerc has assured in statements published by Motorsport Italia.
“Every time I come to a new race I have a smile on my face and have remained optimistic, but obviously with one tough race following another, I felt that everything was once morest me“, has explained.
“We finally had a good race and it feels good to get a win once more,” he said.
Leclerc has been satisfied with the performance of the F1-75 in Austria, because, once morest all odds, it was more competitive than the Red Bull. “It was the first time that we have been a little faster. It is not entirely surprising because we have been working very hard, although the surprise probably came from Saturday to Sunday, because in the sprint Red Bull also seemed to be very strong.
“In the race it seems that we took more pace compared to them, which was a good surprise,” he added.
The Ferrari driver assures that all the improvements they have received throughout the season have been successful, although he regrets not having been able to take more advantage of the car’s performance.
“We got a package at Barcelona and then we had another update at Silverstone and always in the right direction. I think the performance has been excellent since Australia apart from Miami where we were a bit further behind compared to Red Bull,” he said.
“I’ve been strong in the last five races, but just we had not been able to tie it all. So it’s great that we’ve now had a normal race”, he has expressed to close.
The Austrian Grand Prix is the second race in a row that Leclerc has cut points from Verstappen. The Monegasque he is 38 points behind the dutch.
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