Ferrari closed the gap to Red Bull and escaped from McLaren's '2.0' car...
Ferrari closed the gap on Red Bull in qualifying, pulling clear of McLaren’s upgraded MCL38 with the Sprint race data indicating Ferrari are P2 to Max Verstappen in race pace.
The Italian team was behind Red Bull in all three sectors, but just a few thousandths of a second off the pace. They have made a noticeable step forward for the important phase of the weekend.After a disappointing start to the weekend, Mercedes is back to its natural position, although still far behind McLaren and Ferrari.
The Aussie materialised a surprise, albeit deserved, P4 in the Sprint Quali but is now back in a very disappointing position with a P18 for the race. With that he loses any chance of fighting for points and with his teammate. Firstly, the great pace and consistency of times from both Ferraris, especially that of Charles Leclerc who has achieved a very promising average pace for Sunday where he’ll be out to keep other Red Bull of Sergio Perez behind.
The same for the Ferrari driver but with respect to Perez. The Mexican driver failed to get close to Leclerc throughout the race and finished two seconds behind him.The Australian is finally comfortable with the car, RB’s improvements seem to work and despite being one of the drivers with less top speed in the Sprint Qualy – remember there is Parc Fermé – he managed to defend what seemed impossible at the beginning.
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