Charles Leclerc believes it is no coincidence that Ferrari are faster in qualifying than races at present – citing fuel loads as the difference. In a desperately poor season for Ferrari, Leclerc’s performances have been the one shining light. He has enjoyed two podium finishes and continues to extract much more from a struggling car than team-mate Sebastian Vettel. But a theme of recent races has been Leclerc dropping down the field from what were evidently flattering grid positions. It happened again at the Eifel Grand Prix in which he was running P4, where he started, early on but was holding up those behind him until Daniel Ricciardo was the first to get past. Ultimately, Leclerc...
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