Lando Norris achieved his much anticipated maiden F1 victory at the Miami GP. McLaren showcased a great pace throughout the weekend. As compared to Woking, Ferrari fell short in performance and lost out to the British constructor. Hence, Charles Leclerc reckoned that Ferrari couldn’t ignore the Briton and his performances at the American weekend.
Lando Norris won his first F1 race after a safety car from Logan Sargeant and Kevin Magnussen’s collision. The entire grid broke into celebrations for the amazing performance from the 24-year-old. The Briton fended off well against the dominant Max Verstappen due to multiple issues in the latter’s RB20. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc claimed that compared to the Dutchman, the Italian constructor fared well. Hence, the American weekend was a ‘positive weekend’.
If we compare to Max, Miami was a positive weekend.
Charles Leclerc said, as reported by formulapassion.it.
However, speaking on Lando Norris’ performance, the Monegasque was all praises. Leclerc reckoned that the team couldn’t ignore the Briton’s impressive performance at the Miami GP. Additionally, the 26-year-old recalled Norris’ great performance during the Sprint Qualifying session and the Grand Prix.
However, we cannot ignore Norris, who was really strong in SQ2 and Grand Prix.Charles Leclerc noted.
Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari’s 2024 season ‘depends’ on SF24 ‘updates’
Ferrari nearly missed out on a P2 finish in the constructors’ championship in 2023 due to inconsistency. However, Maranello started the 2024 season off in a great fashion as compared to the previous time. Hence, the team has a much better chance of finishing second this year. Charles Leclerc believes that the 2024 season will depend on the updates brought down the season. The early updates will be crucial and define the rest of the season.
I believe the season will depend on the updates. Ours is coming very early and this will define the rest of the season for us.Charles Leclerc mentioned.
Hence, the team needed to work hard on the updates and hope to score better results in the coming races. Leclerc hoped that the updates brought are up to the mark of McLaren and Lando Norris. The updates to the SF-24 challenger should help the team take a significant step forward in terms of performance.
So we have to work hard and hope these updates are up to theirs and help us take a significant step forward.Charles Leclerc concluded.
Ferrari has already scored a race win in the 2024 season despite Red Bull’s dominant campaign. Hence, the Italian constructor is capable of having a fair shot at championship contention. However, the team will not only have to keep up with upgrades to overtake Red Bull, but also defend against McLaren. As a result, the 2024 season’s end will be highly exciting as the competition could come close.
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