Charles Leclerc feels Ferrari is genuinely closer to Red Bull in race pace at Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix, based on the evidence of his form in Saturday's sprint.
Although the Monegasque could do little about stopping Verstappen from roaring to yet another victory in the sprint, the fact that he was able to match his pace once he dropped into clean air has left him upbeat about his chances. Critical, he thinks, for his chances to stop Red Bull from winning is to put Verstappen under pressure – something that he reckons could be on the cards.
371 seconds behind Verstappen, was not truly representative of the performance of their cars – as he was especially hampered when running close to the Red Bull in dirty air. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB20, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24 Photo by: Alexander Trienitz Reflecting on the pace of the two cars throughout the 19-lap race, Leclerc said: 'I think we were quite similar on that. Maybe in the last two, three laps, Max had the upper hand and he pulled away a bit more.
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