Charles Leclerc showed impressive speed in the closing stages of the AzerbaijanGP and even caught the attention of Max Verstappen. However, Ferrari doesn't want to read too much into that. Here's why:
Ferrari says it is not reading much in to Charles Leclerc’s ability to match the pace of the Red Bulls in the closing stages of Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The Italian outfit knows that its current weakness against Red Bull is in managing tyres over a race stint, with there being little to separate the two teams in single-lap qualifying form.
A few laps from home Leclerc even put in a fastest lap of the race up until that point, showing that there was plenty of potential left in his tyres. may be better off on its rubber than feared, team boss Fred Vasseur thinks the picture in Baku was blurred by tyre management tactics. “We have to [look after the tyres] with our car, otherwise we kill them, and then we cannot get them back," he explained."This has a big influence on our performance. I think we did the perfect management but we are just not quick enough.
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