“We’re passengers within the automotive, and we can not extract way more.”
– Charles Leclerc
The Monegasque driver, who endured one other difficult race on the Marina Bay Circuit, laid naked his ideas on the problems with the SF-25 automotive. Leclerc additionally detailed how the group has continued to wrestle with extracting efficiency from the automotive.
“Sadly, we don’t have the race automotive to struggle with the blokes in entrance. McLaren has all the time had the identical hole on us in comparison with the start of the yr. Crimson Bull made a step from Monza and at the moment are on the identical stage as McLaren,” Leclerc started.
“Mercedes at the moment are on the identical stage as McLaren and Crimson Bull, after which there’s us. It’s not simple, since you wish to struggle for higher positions, however in the intervening time it simply looks like we’re passengers within the automotive and we can not extract way more,” he concluded.
Charles Leclec driving throughout the Singapore Grand Prix – Photograph: Race Footage
Leclerc and the Ferrari group have largely endured a torrid 2025 marketing campaign in distinction to the success achieved in 2024. The Italian outfit has failed to assert a race victory, and up to date races – notably because the resumption of the season after the summer time break – have resulted in underwhelming showings for the group.
The Marina Bay race additionally noticed each drivers pressured into early lifting and coasting attributable to overheating brakes.
Leclerc on Ferrari’s brake issues in Singapore
Leclerc additionally touched on the brake points he skilled throughout the Singapore Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver highlighted how extraordinarily troublesome it was to remain aggressive whereas managing the issues.
“From lap 8, it was all about managing these brakes. I feel everyone needed to handle to a sure extent on a observe like this, however we’re on the worst aspect of issues, and that makes it extraordinarily troublesome. Our entire race was very difficult,” Leclerc mentioned.
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