Leclerc assessed the team`s situation after the first training sessions in Las Vegas.
The Ferrari driver admitted that the team`s qualifying pace is behind Mercedes and McLaren, but hopes for speed in the race conditions.
Exactly what we expected happened - at such temperatures we had certain problems with warming up the tires.
Mercedes looks very strong, their car has been working noticeably more aggressively with the tires all this year - that`s why they are very strong at the moment. So we need to find some solution to add. However, the lag is not that great in any case.
Overall, I think we have good race pace, while we are a little behind our rivals in terms of qualifying pace. However, this has been the case for most of this season. But it`s better this way than the other way around.
I hope that overtaking in the race will be quite easy - as it was last year. And in this case, the position of our team will improve even more. I`m sure we can improve, we have some ideas. But based on the results of today, you can expect Mercedes and McLaren to be ahead, and we are in third place, " Leclerc said.
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