Charles Leclerc admitted to being surprised by Ferrari's deficit to Mercedes in free practice at Suzuka given the superior form displayed by its SF90 in the last four races. Since the end of the summer break, the Scuderia has had the upper hand over Mercedes on pure pace, the Italian outfit winning three out of the last four races. Both Leclerc and teammate Sebastian Vettel were confident of upholding their momentum in Japan, but the Monegasque was only fourth in Friday's afternoon practice, outpaced by both Mercedes and Red Bull's max Verstappen. "I think we made the most out of our day, which was the most important, but it seems we are lacking pace this weekend, which is a bit of a...
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