Charles Leclerc cut an upbeat figure following Friday’s pair of practice sessions for the Canadian Grand Prix, talking up Ferrari’s general level of performance across the variety of conditions seen in FP1 and FP2.
With first practice starting in the wet and gradually drying out, and the reverse happening in second practice, drivers spent the day at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve swapping between slick tyres and the wet and intermediate rubber.
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While lap times were not their focus, Ferrari featured towards the top of the order throughout, with Carlos Sainz and Leclerc placing second and third respectively in the opening 60-minute session, and the Monaco Grand Prix winner remaining in the top four as the day wore on.
Asked if he learned enough from his time at the wheel, Leclerc said: “I mean, as much as we can in those conditions, of course. On the car, it’s very difficult to do anything because every time you go out you face a different feeling with the car.
“But all in all, I’m happy because we are very competitive in all of the conditions. We were never really on top of the timesheets just because we didn’t do the time at the right time in the session with the driest track etc., but I think every lap we were doing we were very competitive, so that is a good thing.
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- Charles Leclerc buoyed by first day in Montreal as Ferrari package feels ‘very competitive’ in wet or dry
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