Despite Ferrari’s newfound momentum off the back of three consecutive Formula 1 race wins, Charles Leclerc feels the team is facing familiar challenges to extract the maximum performance from his SF90 in Russia. After topping FP1 at the Sochi Autodrom, Leclerc was shuffled back to second place at the end of FP2 behind timesheet-topper Max Verstappen in the Red Bull by 0.335s over the qualifying simulation runs. The Monegasque expects the challenge to continue from both Red Bull and Mercedes in Russia and while he is confident with Ferrari’s current race pace he feels clear gains can be found from its qualifying setup but warns his team must find a suitable compromise between the...
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