Early disappointment for Charles Leclerc with the 2026 Ferrari F1 car

Ferrari has only recently started working on the 2026 car, confirms Leclerc. “Very recently, yes” he says, among others to GPblog.

However, his first impressions are not very hopeful. “Let's say it's not the most enjoyable race car I've driven so far”, he admits. “ But we are still in a moment where the project is relatively new. My hope relies on the fact that it will evolve quite a bit in the next few months.”

That the first experiences are disappointing, the Monegasque partly blames on the new regulations. “I think it's no secret that I think the regulations for next year is going to be probably less enjoyable for drivers to drive. So yeah, I'm not a big fan of it for now,” he continues.

Still, Leclerc tries to make the best of it. “But it's the way it is and at the end of the day I think there's a challenge and I would like the challenge of maximizing a very different car to what it is at the moment. But do I enjoy it? Probably not”, concludes the Ferrari driver.

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