“I Don’t Believe Him”: Charles Leclerc Rubbishes Tifosi’s Expectations as He Rejects Red Bull Taskmaster’s Unexpected Praise

The Canadian GP was a weekend of two halves for Ferrari. On one hand, they had an abysmal performance in the wet in qualifying. Meanwhile, just 24 hours later, they showed their prowess in the race with some unexpected pace & strategy. Upon seeing this, the Red Bull Taskmaster praised Ferrari’s pace, deeming the Scuderia as closest to RBR. However, Charles Leclerc has now rejected the praise, rubbishing the Tifosi’s expectations. What did Leclerc say?

Ferrari had a horrific qualifying session in Canada that is best forgotten. However, Sunday was a whole different story. Ferrari made a bold strategy choice and made it work. And it wasn’t only that, Ferrari had great race pace, something that the Scuderia has been struggling with the whole season. Helmut Marko advised that Ferrari has the best race pace in Canada and was the fastest on both compounds of tires. Had the qualifying gone well, they would’ve had a shot at a podium or even a race win. 

However, Charles Leclerc has rubbished Helmut Marko’s praise suggesting that the pace was good in Canada but there’s still a long way to go for the team. According to Speedweek.com, Leclerc said “Dr. Helmut Marko mentioned in Montreal that we had the fastest car on the track. That was nice, but I don’t believe him [Dr. Marko]. Nevertheless, our performance in Canada was a step in the right direction, especially in terms of constant handling and the driving experience.” [Translated via Google]

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Despite crushing the Tifosi’s dream of a race win Leclerc remains positive about the upcoming race in Austria. Helmut Marko suggested that Ferrari usually goes well around the Red Bull Ring and can be a contender for the race win. Let’s see what Leclerc has to say about this weekend. 

Charles Leclerc advises that Ferrari will continue the upward trajectory in Austria

While the circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal was a street circuit with limited grip, the Red Bull Ring is a permanent circuit and has very different characteristics from the circuit in Canada. Nevertheless, Charles Leclerc expects that the recent upgrades will continue to work their magic in Austria and Ferrari will keep moving up the positive trajectory.

According to Speedweek.com, Charles Leclerc said “The Red Bull Ring is a completely different racetrack than the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Nevertheless, we want to show that our upward trend continues. And the new parts should prove themselves here as they did in Canada.” [Translated Via Google]

What do you think? Will Ferrari be competitive in Austria? Do they have a chance at a race win?

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