Charles Leclerc is optimistic that the hotter conditions at the
Singapore Grand Prix will play into Ferrari's hands, after
struggling relative to Mercedes in Baku. The Scuderia finished the
Azerbaijan Grand Prix in eighth and ninth place, respectively, with
the Monegasque driver crossing the line just behind Lewis Hamilton
after confusion over whether the seven-time F1 drivers' champion
would hand his position back to his team-mate. Nonetheless, it was
an underwhelming result for the Italian team after both its drivers
showed promising pace across the early part of the weekend. A poor
qualifying session left both on the back foot, and neither
recovered during the race. However, with F1 heading to the Marina
Bay Street Circuit, the SF-25 is expected to be more competitive.
Currently third in the F1 constructors' standings, the
Maranello-based squad fell behind Mercedes in Baku and now trails
the silver arrows by four points with seven rounds remaining.
George Russell overcame illness to finish second, whilst a
resurgent Kimi Antonelli came home in fourth. As for Red Bull,
which is the third team vying for the runner-up spot behind
McLaren, it was another strong weekend. Max Verstappen claimed his
fourth victory of the campaign, and Yuki Tsunoda enjoyed his best
weekend since being promoted from Racing Bulls earlier this year,
finishing sixth. Ferrari is the only team in the top four yet to
score a grand prix victory this season, but Leclerc can see reason
to be hopeful in Singapore. When asked by media, including
RacingNews365 , if he was looking forward to the weekend under the
lights in the Southeast Asian city state, the eight-time grand prix
winner replied: "[There will be] warmer conditions, this for sure.
"I think our car is struggling quite a bit whenever it's cold, and
we have seen that the Mercedes is performing very, very strongly
whenever it's cold. "[In Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying], it was
one of the only cars that could actually make the medium [tyre]
work in Q3, together with Williams, actually. "Both cars are very
strong in cold conditions; we are stronger in hot conditions. I
hope Singapore will give us that."
Singapore Grand Prix will play into Ferrari's hands, after
struggling relative to Mercedes in Baku. The Scuderia finished the
Azerbaijan Grand Prix in eighth and ninth place, respectively, with
the Monegasque driver crossing the line just behind Lewis Hamilton
after confusion over whether the seven-time F1 drivers' champion
would hand his position back to his team-mate. Nonetheless, it was
an underwhelming result for the Italian team after both its drivers
showed promising pace across the early part of the weekend. A poor
qualifying session left both on the back foot, and neither
recovered during the race. However, with F1 heading to the Marina
Bay Street Circuit, the SF-25 is expected to be more competitive.
Currently third in the F1 constructors' standings, the
Maranello-based squad fell behind Mercedes in Baku and now trails
the silver arrows by four points with seven rounds remaining.
George Russell overcame illness to finish second, whilst a
resurgent Kimi Antonelli came home in fourth. As for Red Bull,
which is the third team vying for the runner-up spot behind
McLaren, it was another strong weekend. Max Verstappen claimed his
fourth victory of the campaign, and Yuki Tsunoda enjoyed his best
weekend since being promoted from Racing Bulls earlier this year,
finishing sixth. Ferrari is the only team in the top four yet to
score a grand prix victory this season, but Leclerc can see reason
to be hopeful in Singapore. When asked by media, including
RacingNews365 , if he was looking forward to the weekend under the
lights in the Southeast Asian city state, the eight-time grand prix
winner replied: "[There will be] warmer conditions, this for sure.
"I think our car is struggling quite a bit whenever it's cold, and
we have seen that the Mercedes is performing very, very strongly
whenever it's cold. "[In Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying], it was
one of the only cars that could actually make the medium [tyre]
work in Q3, together with Williams, actually. "Both cars are very
strong in cold conditions; we are stronger in hot conditions. I
hope Singapore will give us that."
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