Ferrari's U.S. GP aggression triggers Leclerc 'bit worried' reply

At the Circuit of the Americas, Leclerc was in contention for P2 right up until the end of the race, largely due to Ferrari's decision to put him on a set of soft compound tyres for the start of the race and the race neutralisations that followed soon after lights out.

Regarding Ferrari's strategy, Leclerc admitted: "I knew it was an aggressive strategy. My plan was to be first after the first corner.

Having tried the hard tyres, Leclerc was certain that they would not be an option for Sunday's race. Nevertheless, when he found out he was the sole driver to line up on the grid on softs, he was worried.

"So yeah, I was just a little bit worried when my engineer got on the radio on the grid and I was the only car on softs, basically. So I thought, ‘OK, maybe there's something I didn’t feel right.’ But in the end, it ended up a good choice," he concluded.

Recently, Ferrari president John Elkann gave his public support to the Scuderia's team principal, Frédéric Vasseur, after rumours of internal conflict and speculation surrounding an alleged loss of faith in the French TP's leadership.

Vasseur himself was thankful for Elkann's reaction, which he believes was aimed at a "third party."

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