Ferrari's lack of form inspires Leclerc: 'Chance to do something special'

18:57, 19 Apr 2025

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Ferrari was supposed to come out the blocks fighting for wins and both titles. However, they're yet to score a podium. Does the Scuderia's lack of form affect Charles Leclerc?

At Jeddah, Leclerc answered the question to present, including GPblog. "At least for me it's not really a challenge. I mean I am always fully motivated to extract the maximum out of my car, no matter where that brings me. Of course you're always disappointed when you do everything perfect and the best result achievable is P4."

Ferrari's lack of pace, 'motivation to outperform quicker cars'

After 4 rounds the Italians are yet to score their first podium of the season, when just a few months ago they were scoring top 3 results consistently and fighting McLaren for the Constructors.

"But then you go back into the car the next race and you still, at least for me, I still have the full motivation to try and do something special and to maybe win a race with a car that is less good than the people around me. So that's where I find my motivation, it's to try to outperform whenever I can. So motivation won't be a problem," concludes Leclerc.

The Monegasque has also hailed the partnership with teammate Lewis Hamilton as both of them are pushing in the same direction seeing as their driving styles are similar, which is a change from the dynamic with previous teammate Carlos Sainz.

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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