Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari may have an excellent likelihood to win on the Las Vegas Grand Prix as they appear to shut in on McLaren within the battle for the Constructors’ Championship.
Ferrari haven’t gained a title in F1 since 2008 and path McLaren by 36 factors with three occasions remaining in Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
Final 12 months, Leclerc fought for the win on the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix however settled for second behind Max Verstappen, whereas Carlos Sainz suffered misfortune when he ran over a free metallic drain cowl in apply, but was compelled to alter his engine so had a 10-grid place penalty and recovered to sixth.
“I think on paper it’s a track where we should perform well,” Leclerc advised Sky Sports activities Information on the premiere of movie Gladiator II in London.
“Nevertheless, the actual fact we now have improved so much with tyre administration, means on a observe the place it’s so chilly, will probably be tough to place the tyres in the proper window.
“On paper, it still looks positive. Maybe not as positive as last year but seeing how close everything is, I believe we will have a shot to win it.”
Gladiator II is the extremely anticipated sequel to the long-lasting 2000 movie, starring Paul Mescal who may even attend subsequent weekend’s race in Las Vegas.
Leclerc and Sainz wore custom-made tuxedos on the movie’s premiere, which they’ve each been enthusiastic about because the final F1 race in Sao Paulo.
“Gladiator I is a legendary movie which I watched as a kid and I’ve watched it another few times,” mentioned Sainz.
“It makes you realise what a good film it is and I’m keen to see what happens in the second one.”
Leclerc added: “We are extremely excited about the movie. I will be completely honest, I hadn’t watched Gladiator I until five days ago!”
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