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Charles Leclerc set the pace in his upgraded Ferrari as Mercedes started off on the back foot as the 2026 Formula 1 season resumed at the Miami Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc se impune în această sâmbătă ca unul dintre subiectele care atrag atenția în Romania.

Faptele

• Charles Leclerc set the pace in his upgraded Ferrari as Mercedes started off on the back foot as the 2026 Formula 1 season resumed at the Miami Grand Prix.
• Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have been reflecting on how Sprint Qualifying went for Ferrari at the Miami Grand Prix.
• Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he thought Ferrari “would be stronger” in Sprint Qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix, with the Briton ending the session in P7 while team mate Charles Leclerc had to settle for P5 despite earlier setting the pace.
• Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is fastest in the only practice session for the Miami Grand Prix.
• Ferrari's Charles Leclerc headed Red Bull's Max Verstappen in practice at the Miami Grand Prix.

Ce știm

În detaliu, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have been reflecting on how Sprint Qualifying went for Ferrari at the Miami Grand Prix.

Concret, Lewis Hamilton has admitted that he thought Ferrari “would be stronger” in Sprint Qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix, with the Briton ending the session in P7 while team mate Charles Leclerc had to settle for P5 despite earlier setting the pace.

În plus, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is fastest in the only practice session for the Miami Grand Prix.

Este de remarcat că Ferrari's Charles Leclerc headed Red Bull's Max Verstappen in practice at the Miami Grand Prix.

În această etapă Charles Leclerc sets impressive pace for Ferrari, as Mercedes hit early trouble in Miami.

Cifrele

În detaliu, Leclerc was 0.164 seconds clear of Verstappen, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri third fastest ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton as the season resumed following a five-week break.

Concret, George Russell had a turbo problem early on, which was fixed by a reset in the garage, and could manage only the sixth-fastest time, 0.790secs slower than Leclerc.

În plus, Lewis Hamilton finished fourth-fastest in the other Ferrari but lagged some 0.467s behind team-mate Leclerc, who bettered his own benchmark with a late improvement.

Este de remarcat că the Monegasque again went quickest during the SQ2 segment of Sprint Qualifying, but both Ferraris were outpaced in the top 10 shootout by rivals including McLaren, with Lando Norris claiming pole position for Saturday’s Sprint.

Ce se spune

“The upgrades are fine, it’s just that everybody brought upgrades,” said Leclerc. “We kind of expected that situation where Mercedes is probably still the car to beat.

“I think in Qualifying tomorrow we can try and fine-tune a little bit and find a bit of performance, but I hope that in the race we can come back in the front,” he explained. “We’ve got the pace to do that, let’s just see if we are able to overtake.”

Contextul

Este de remarcat că Things had initially appeared promising for the Scuderia – one of several teams to bring significant upgrade packages this weekend – as the action got underway in Miami, Leclerc having topped the timesheets in Friday’s sole practice session.

În această etapă Leclerc also conceded that Ferrari have progress to make when it comes to Qualifying form, with the eight-time race winner explaining the areas where the team have been struggling.

În detaliu, Quizzed on how he sees the rest of the weekend unfolding based on what the squad learned during Friday’s running, Leclerc sounded an optimistic note about the possibilities in race form.

Concret, Reflecting on whether he had felt that the SF-26 was performing as expected during the session, Hamilton said afterwards: “We didn’t really know what to expect.

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