Leclerc optimistic about fight in Mexico: 'That package has always worked'

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4 November 2021 at 21:10
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Ferrari is still battling with McLaren for third place in the Constructors' Championship. Charles Leclerc is optimistic about the race in Mexico this weekend. According to the Ferrari driver the team will have a strong package with which they can be competitive.

"“On paper it should be a better track for us compared to Austin, but it’s also true to say that sometimes we’ve had good and bad surprises compared to what we expect on paper so let’s not get carried away too much and again, focus on our job. But it should be quite a strong race for us if we compare ourselves to the other midfield teams." Leclerc tells the official site of the F1.

The gap between Ferrari and McLaren is small and during the previous race in Austin, drivers from both teams battled each other quite a bit. "We are still chasing them; we are not in front of them, so it’s going to be very, very tight because they are a very strong team, very consistent from the beginning of the year, so it’s not going to be easy."

Leclerc expects to be competitive in Mexico

Leclerc continues: "We’ve had a few good races now. Especially Austin was a pretty strong race for us, so it’s good to see that. It’s not a track we expected to be strong or at least not stronger than McLaren, our main competitors this year, and we were, so it shows we are working in the right direction."

"Our high downforce package has always worked pretty well this season – in Monaco, in Budapest also – so yes, we’ll probably run with it here. That’s why I think we should be competitive [in Mexico]" the Ferrari driver concludes.