Leclerc believes it will be difficult to keep Alonso at the back fighting for the podium

a bend, Ferrari can be born again and he did it in the first classification of the year in Bahrain GP. charles leclerc is 3rd and Carlos Sainz is 4th after both red bull and precedes the alonso (5th), Russell (6th) and hamilton (7th). But in this Sunday’s race, Ferrari will have to grit their teeth and suffer to defend that position. This is what Carlos Sainz believes, who says he “has to suffer a little more” due to the better breakdown of his rivals. And that same thing wants to make it clear to Charles Leclerc who, aware of the team that his race pace should be lower than Red Bull and Aston Martin, wants to increase his chances on the podium by deciding not to go to the track to make his last attempt in Q3 to reserve a new soft tire for the race that will allow him to fight further.

“We have to be realistic”he commented after the qualifying session. “The Red Bull and also the Aston Martin seem to be very fast in the race,” He made the announcement at a press conference, making it clear that it would be difficult for him to keep up with Alonso throughout the first Grand Prix of the year.

“That’s why I think we made that decision (to reserve a set of new soft tires) in Q3 to be ready to lose one or two positions at the start, but with the new tires to put all the opportunities on our side, which I’m sure of what The right decision”he pointed out.

“To be honest, I didn’t expect that after the tests and after the free practice sessions which were quite difficult, we would manage to find that rhythm for the qualifying lap, which was great,” he added regarding his third position. , 0 “292 of Verstappen, author of the post.

“However, we have to consider that in the race we seem to be further away compared to Red Bull. I think we are in a better place starting third on new tires than starting on pole on old ones, I don’t know if we got pole or not but it’s close.