Motorsport Week
  • Formula 1
    • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2025 Formula 1 Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2025 Formula E Calendar
    • 2025 Formula E Standings
  • IndyCar
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2025 WRC Standings
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
  • MotoGP
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
  • WEC
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • IMSA
    • 2025 IMSA Calendar
  • World SBK
  • More
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
  • Formula 1
    • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2025 Formula 1 Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2025 Formula E Calendar
    • 2025 Formula E Standings
  • IndyCar
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2025 WRC Standings
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
  • MotoGP
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
  • WEC
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • IMSA
    • 2025 IMSA Calendar
  • World SBK
  • More
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Motorsport Week
Home Single Seater Formula 1

Ferrari struggles make P2 feel like a win – Leclerc

by Phillip Horton
5 years ago
A A
Ferrari struggles make P2 feel like a win – Leclerc

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari in the post race FIA Press Conference. Austrian Grand Prix, Sunday 5th July 2020. Spielberg, Austria.

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Charles Leclerc labelled second place as “like a victory” for Ferrari in the wake of the marque’s struggles at Formula 1’s season-opening Austrian Grand Prix.

Ferrari had only the fifth-fastest car during qualifying, leaving Leclerc only seventh, while team-mate Sebastian Vettel failed to make it through to Q3.

Leclerc held position through the opening stages and remained adrift from the lead pack, gaining a spot solely due to Max Verstappen retiring.

But Leclerc subsequently went on the offensive and overhauled both Lando Norris and Sergio Perez, before profiting when Alexander Albon and Lewis Hamilton collided.

RelatedPosts

Max Verstappen has completed an impressive performance in a GT endurance race at the Nurburgring

Max Verstappen delivers mighty performance in Nurburgring endurance race

15 hours ago
Red Bull has once again suffered with its second seat alongside Max Verstappen in F1 this year

Nico Rosberg highlights ‘crazy’ situation at Red Bull

16 hours ago

It left Leclerc third on the road and he was promoted to second once Hamilton’s five-second time penalty was applied.

“Well I’m extremely happy,” said Leclerc. “It feels like a victory today.

“We have been struggling from the beginning of the weekend. We’ve had luck in this race with the various safety cars, crashes, penalties but in the end we stayed on track.

“I gave my maximum and I think we managed the race perfectly with the package we have for the moment and to have a P2, a second place, with the performance we had all weekend, we made the best out of it.

“I’m extremely happy about our result because the performance is not where we want to be.”

Ferrari had expected its SF1000 to be more competitive in race trim compared to qualifying but Leclerc accepted that it hopes proved unfounded.

“No. No, unfortunately not,” he said on whether the race pace was stronger.

“We are quick around the corners but we struggle, so we will have a new package in Hungary to try to fix a little bit more this issue.

“But we will see. It has been a very, very difficult race today, struggling to overtake and every time someone was making a mistake then I was being very aggressive to try to take the opportunity, which I did, and I’m very happy again to be P2.”

Tags: AustrianGPCharles LeclercF1Ferrari
Share208Tweet127Share

Related Posts

Max Verstappen has completed an impressive performance in a GT endurance race at the Nurburgring
Formula 1

Max Verstappen delivers mighty performance in Nurburgring endurance race

15 hours ago
Red Bull has once again suffered with its second seat alongside Max Verstappen in F1 this year
Formula 1

Nico Rosberg highlights ‘crazy’ situation at Red Bull

16 hours ago
Carlos Sainz has had his two penalty points incurred at the Dutch GP removed
Formula 1

Carlos Sainz penalty points removed after FIA confirms review of F1 Dutch GP incident

17 hours ago
Load More

Discussion about this post

Upcoming Races

#EventDate
17Azerbaijan GP19-21 September
18Singapore GP03-05 October
19United States GP17-19 October
20Mexico City GP24-26 October
21São Paulo GP07-09 November

Click here for the full 2025 F1 calendar

Drivers’  Standings

#DriverPts
Oscar Piastri324
Lando Norris293
Max Verstappen230
George Russell194
Charles Leclerc163
Lewis Hamilton117
Alexander Albon70
Andrea Kimi Antonelli66
Isack Hadjar38
Nico Hulkenberg37

Click here for full Drivers’ Standings

Latest Articles

Max Verstappen has completed an impressive performance in a GT endurance race at the Nurburgring
Formula 1

Max Verstappen delivers mighty performance in Nurburgring endurance race

September 13, 2025
Red Bull has once again suffered with its second seat alongside Max Verstappen in F1 this year
Formula 1

Nico Rosberg highlights ‘crazy’ situation at Red Bull

September 13, 2025
Carlos Sainz has had his two penalty points incurred at the Dutch GP removed
Formula 1

Carlos Sainz penalty points removed after FIA confirms review of F1 Dutch GP incident

September 13, 2025

Follow Motorsport Week

Join our daily motorsport newsletter

* indicates required

Motorsport Week

© 2024 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Other Links

  • About & Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Motorsport Monday

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • Formula 1
    • Latest News
    • 2025 F1 Calendar
    • 2025 F1 Championship Standings
  • Formula E
    • Latest News
    • 2025 FE Calendar
    • 2025 FE Championship Standings
  • MotoGP
    • Latest News
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
  • WRC
    • Latest News
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
    • 2025 WRC Standings
  • IndyCar
    • Latest News
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WEC
    • Latest News
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • Live Updates
  • Other
    • IMSA
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
  • Galleries
  • About/Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2024 Motorsport Media Services Ltd