Charles Leclerc ‘hurt’ by Ferrari performance after weekend to forget in Mexico
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Charles Leclerc ‘hurt’ by Ferrari performance after weekend to forget in Mexico

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Charles Leclerc insists the performance of Ferrari “hurt” after the Scuderia failed to fire over the Mexican Grand Prix weekend. Leclerc is now five points behind Red Bull’s Sergio Perez with two races to go - Brazil and Abu Dhabi - and has not won a race since the Austrian Grand Prix in early July. Charles Leclerc insists the performance of Ferrari “hurt” at the Mexican Grand Prix “With the altitude we knew we were going to lose quite a bit of performance,” the Spaniard said. “More than what we expected and we were just off the pace But, I haven’t done a race in a month, so to get back into it and have a full race, pace management, complete the race and learn from the car, I take that as a positive.” Such has been the drop-off in form for Ferrari in recent weeks, Mercedes are just 40 points off the Scuderia in the Constructors’ Standings heading into the final two races of the season, with champions Red Bull a monumental 209 points clear.

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