In summary: Charles Leclerc says he has a particular weakness in qualifying in Interlagos and in the Autrodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, which he wants to work on after the end of the season.
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Leclerc “still has to work on the routes in Mexico and Brazil”
At the beginning of the 2021 season, Leclerc clinched two pole positions in a row at the races in Monaco and Baku. However, in the last two Grands Prix he was overtaken by his teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. and said he needed to fix a particular weakness on these tracks.
“Mexico and Brazil are two tracks I’ve struggled with in the past,” admitted Leclerc. “I’ve worked quite a bit this year to do a better job in qualifying. It seems I found that pace in the race, but not really in qualifying. So I still have to work on tracks like this. “
He doesn’t think he has a specific problem on either track. “To be honest, it was a bit everywhere,” said the Ferrari driver.
“When I have a little more time, and especially in the off-season, I’ll try to concentrate on that to make sure that next year comes to the point, especially on these two routes.”
Vandoorne and De Vries are testing IndyCars
Mercedes Formula E drivers could be IndyCar-bound Mercedes Formula E drivers and F1 test drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck De Vries will be testing IndyCars before the end of the year. De Vries, the reigning Formula E world champion, will test in Sebring for Meyer Shank Racing and Vandoorne for McLaren SP on December 6th.
Mercedes will leave Formula E at the end of the coming season. Despite rumors that the team could continue as a privateer, it has not confirmed any commitment to continue into the new “Gen 3” era from 2023.
Drivers have “a lot to struggle” with jet lag
Several drivers admitted feeling the effects of jet lag after gaining seven hours on their trips from Brazil to Qatar.
Pierre Gasly admitted that he was “feeling bad” and “struggling with sleep and recovering properly”.
“But that’s fine, we’re going to get it out of the way and we’re going to do it the best we can,” added the AlphaTauri driver.
Lance Stroll said he has slept “very little” since arriving in Qatar. “I slept really well on Monday night, I was after Brazil and slept in Brazil for a couple of days, and I had such a beautiful night at one in the morning, had this damn alarm clock problem, kept” going until five. So it just shouldn’t be these days. “
Other drivers have found fatigue to be more of a challenge. Yuki Tsunoda said he had “slept really well for the past two days,” but at the end of the triple header he began to struggle physically.
“I felt it a little in Brazil,” admitted Tsunoda. “To be honest, not a little, quite a lot. It’s not perfect. In any case, I also have to improve physically. “
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- Born today 1969: Philippe Adams, who won the British Formula 2 Championship in 1993 and started two Formula 1 races for Lotus the following year
