Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari is some way behind rivals Mercedes in race pace following the conclusion of Friday’s practice sessions for the British Grand Prix. Mercedes finished 1-2 in the second practice session at Silverstone but Leclerc emerged as the team’s nearest opponent, 0.197s behind Valtteri Bottas. But Leclerc reckons the picture is misleading and that Ferrari faces a substantial deficit to the title leaders. “I expected Mercedes to be the team to beat this weekend and they confirmed that today that they are the team to beat this weekend, they were very, very quick during race pace,” said Leclerc. “I think qualifying pace is not so bad but our...
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