Many are the conclusions that have been drawn from the Bahrain preseason tests. The clearest is that Red Bull It is far superior to other cars. Hence max verstappen He is once again a favorite to win his third Formula 1 World Championship.
In Ferrari there are contrary feelings. Their own are good, but compared to Red Bull they look behind. The one who seems not to be happy is Charles Leclerc, which has not been as optimistic as Carlos Sainz in his speech.
The Monegasque speaks of “understeer”: “Even with max clicks, we do not eliminate understeer, especially in the hottest hours of the day.
“The SF-23 has to be piloted differently . I’ve tried different driving styles and I’m finding the right path, but there’s still work to be done,” says the man who was Verstappen’s only rival until the middle of last season.
Convinced that there is still a lot of work to be done, Leclerc does not want to give up so soon: “I think there is growth margin for the SF-23 once we have found the ideal set-up, which we have not yet found in these three days.”
Ferrari wants to be world champion again. Something that they have not achieved since 2007 with Kimi raikkonen as a big winner. Too long for a historic team in Formula 1 and always a winner.
