Ferrari leader reveals timing for when next F1 judge will be named

Charles Leclerc believes that by the sixth or seventh Grand Prix of next season, it will become clear what kind of power structure will be established in Formula 1 in the coming years.

The Ferrari driver stated that the first few races would be needed to determine the order of the birds, but after that the paddock will have a “good idea” of who will dominate the championship by 2030, when the next rule change is expected.

Formula 1 is completely updating its chassis and powertrain regulations this year. All 11 teams will present their new cars at a special test to be held at the Barcelona-Catalonia circuit at the end of January. This will be followed by two official tests in Bahrain in February, before the season kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix in early March.

The sixth and seventh stages of the calendar will be the first American leg of the season, the Miami and Canadian Grand Prix.

As for his own team, Leclerc noted that he does not yet know how strong Ferrari will be. Last year the Scuderia did not win a single Grand Prix; this was the only event in the modern era of “ground effects”.

“I don’t know. Nobody knows

Where are the other teams? There are so many unknowns that it would be better not to say but to wait for the first few races of next season and see where we are,” Leclerc said.

“Maybe not immediately after the first three or four races, but by the sixth or seventh round we will already have a good idea of ​​who will be the leader for the next few years,” the 28-year-old Monegasque said.