Ferstappen confident of beating Leclerc in Baku

Ferrari and Charles Leclerc had gained a serious strategic advantage by being elected and make their pit stop early, on lap 9, taking advantage of the virtual vehicle Security imposed by Carlos Saint for the abandonment of the other Ferrari F1-75.

Monegasque regained the lead against Sergio Perez in the first corner, and Ferstappen had also passed Perez relatively easily – using the much higher traction of its tires at this point; until Leclerc’s Cavallino engine delivered the spirit on lap 20.

Since then, Ferstappen and Perez have had a leisurely stroll for 31 laps their triumphant 1:2 in this year’s 8th Formula 1 race, but after the end of his race Baku Ferstappen says he could have snatched the win from Leclerc even if he did Monegasque didn’t give up.

“I think we had incredible speed with the car today, we could watch the tires and we could have overtaken the vanguard”said the Dutchman after crossing the finish line. “But then of course we were a bit lucky that we gave up [του Λεκλέρ].

Still, I think our car was really good today. So I could I had closed this difference. Then the fight fell into the hands of one, and in general I’m very, very much satisfied with the balance of the car today”, completed the champion.

About the drastic improvement in his speed from the free and qualifying tests Up until the game, Ferstappen stated that he actually chose oriented settings more for GP round arrays than a round of ranking tests.

“What you need here is to take care of your tires. You need the right behavior the tires along with the general traction. In the end, the 1-2 we achieved as a team was one great result on a very good day for us”concluded the 24-year-old after the 25th win of his career and the first in Azerbaijan.