In the high-downforce specification, Leclerc Ferraris brought the SF21 to pole position in Monaco. He might have won his home race if he had been able to contest the race as it was damaged by the late third quarter accident – which earned a red flag and secured first place on the grid – and him at it prevented from competing for the start.
This leads Leclerc to believe that this weekend’s event at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez will fit his team “on paper”.
When asked by Autosport why he feels that way, Leclerc replied: “Well, our high-downforce package has always worked pretty well this season.
“In Monaco, also in Budapest. So, yeah, and we’ll probably ride it here, so I think we should be competitive. “
Leclerc has arrived in Mexico after having an essentially flawless best-of-the-rest drive for the fourth time from the US GP should be a better track for us compared to Austin. “
He added, “But it is also true that we have had good and bad surprises compared to what we expected on paper.” [elsewhere in 2021]So let’s not get too carried away and concentrate on our work.
“But it should be a strong one for us when we compare ourselves to the other midfield teams.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF21, in Monaco GP qualifying
Photo by: Mark Sutton / Motorsport Images
Although Ferrari was able to mix it up with the World Cup-leading Red Bull and Mercedes cars in Monaco – also overtaking both teams in Baku – Leclerc does not expect this to be possible again in Mexico.
Instead, he said the team is focused on beating McLaren in the battle for third place in the Constructors’ Championship, which Ferrari is currently 3.5 points behind but recently after the engine upgrade it first introduced at Leclercs, removed from his rival has car in Sochi.
“I like the optimism [of the prospect of battling Red Bull and Mercedes in Mexico], but I also think we should be realistic, ”said Leclerc. “It looks like a promising weekend for us. But not at all fighting with Red Bull and Mercedes. You are way too far ahead.
“That’s not the goal – the goal is to be in front of the McLaren and we’ll keep that in mind.
“If there is a way to do it better, I will of course – as always – try to do something special. But on paper that seems impossible for the time being. “
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