Leclerc With High Chances Of Achieving Pole: 'I Think We Will Be There'

Saturday, 18 November 2023 at 05:00

Charles Leclerc showed confidence going into the FP3 and Qualification part of the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend, saying his car seems strong.

Scuderia Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc has won so far both FP1 and FP2 sessions, showing the Las Vegas Strip Circuit suits his Ferrari just as he predicted.

While his teammate Carlos Sainz had a stroke of bad luck as he damaged his car on a loose drain cover and will receive a 10-place grid penalty for the race, Leclerc seems to have decent chances for a podium, and maybe even a win in Las Vegas.

The Ferrari driver also recently mentioned he loves street tracks and so it seems like there is multiple things going for the Monegasque driver this weekend. He told the media in Las Vegas:

"I always like street tracks but this one is a good one. We look quite strong for now, it's difficult to understand where we are in terms of race pace."

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While Leclerc can't really tell where his team stands in terms of the race pace, the qualifying pace seems to be Ferrari's strength, and it would not be surprising to see Leclerc on pole after the Qualification.

"But in terms of qualifying pace, we seem strong. So we still have to work and try to take a step forward for. In qualifying as always, I think we will be there. In race pace I think they are still too strong."

Leclerc has a great qualifying record in the last three race weekends when he put his car on the first row in all of them. He achieved pole position in Austin and Mexico City, and in Brazil, he scored a P2.

However, the real problem for the Ferrari driver is to turn his great qualifying results into podiums and race wins. Leclerc's main rival for the weekend will most probably be Max Verstappen.