Charles Leclerc admits that Ferrari “misplaced an excellent alternative to do one thing particular” having simply missed out on a podium within the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The Monegasque driver began P9 after struggling in a moist Qualifying session earlier than placing in a robust efficiency within the dry 50-lap race on the Las Vegas street circuit.
Leclerc’s cost included overtakes on Ollie Bearman, Oscar Piastri and Isack Hadjar within the opening stint, earlier than passing Carlos Sainz after the Williams exited from the pits.
However Leclerc was undercut by Piastri by means of the pit cease part and, though he challenged the McLaren driver within the second stint, he initially needed to accept sixth on-the-road.
Nonetheless, post-race disqualifications for each Piastri and McLaren crew mate Lando Norris promoted Leclerc to fourth, which was practically a podium having fallen one-tenth in need of beating Kimi Antonelli, the Mercedes driver handed a five-second penalty for a false begin.
“I am undecided in regards to the technique. I had a little bit of a sense within the automobile that we did one thing improper,” stated Leclerc.
“I believe Oscar was behind, he undercut us, I believe there have been different automobiles that had been behind that undercut us, or practically undercut us.
“It was a little bit of a disgrace as a result of we misplaced an excellent alternative to do one thing particular as a result of I felt just like the tempo was there.
“Sadly on the second stint I had Oscar in entrance who had the DRS of Kimi and already I used to be on excessive downforce and it was practically unattainable to overhaul on the primary stint, I needed to take huge dangers.
“On the second stint, it was simply unattainable to overhaul Oscar, he was method too quick. A little bit of a disgrace for that second stint however I actually loved the primary half. It was entertaining however very pissed off in regards to the finish consequence.”
Ferrari as soon as once more confirmed robust tempo in Free Follow 1 and a pair of which had been held within the dry, however struggled for efficiency within the moist circumstances of Qualifying, with Lewis Hamilton ending twentieth and final of the runners.
Leclerc admitted it was an space that crew wanted to particularly deal with with the intention to enhance.
“We have to actually work on our moist tempo as a result of it has been too many occasions the case of us being on the again foot and we’re paying the value on the finish of the 12 months,” added Leclerc.
“While you take a look at all of the moist Qualifying, all of the moist races, we’re simply leaving too many factors on the desk.
“That is for certain a precedence that I will set myself any longer. It was already one however in all probability now it is even increased as a result of we’re struggling an excessive amount of.”
