Home > FORMULA 1 > F1 > Great Britain F1 GP, Charles Leclerc: “it was a complicated day” By José Luis Abreu on 1 July 2022 19:31
Ferrari, led the only free practice that allowed the teams to work properly, as the first was 90% beset by heavy rain, but the day was not all smooth for the Scuderia, as Charles Leclerc revealed that he had small problems with the power unit, which made it slightly difficult for him to perform in FP2. Leclerc finished fifth in the second practice session, 0.255s behind rival Max Verstappen (Red Bull), after the Monegasque driver finished fourth in the wet opening practice session, in which he rode very little: “Yes, it was a complicated day. In the first session we didn’t get a lot of data, just because of the time and very few laps, and in the second session we had a lot of problems on my side, so hopefully tomorrow we can have a little bit cleaner day and have things to run well.
“I don’t know if there were any radio messages, but overall, I had some issues with the power unit that were making it very difficult for me to drive. But that’s okay, it’s small settings more than issues, so we’ll modify for tomorrow,” she explained.
Asked if power unit problems prevented him from setting a faster lap on the soft tires in FP2, Leclerc replied: “Yes. With the softs, it was very, very tricky again, for some reason. The car didn’t feel as good as it did in the medium and, once again, we had those little problems that weren’t easy to manage either. But overall, I think the performance is in the car, so it’s positive, and hopefully tomorrow we can put it all back together and have a good day.”
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