Leclerc outlines how new upgrades 'made the difference' to help him securing impressive P2

After struggling for most of the season so far, Ferrari can finally smile thanks to an excellent Charles Leclerc, who secured a front-row start following his second-place finish at his home Grand Prix in Monaco a few weeks ago.

Once again, lining up alongside him will be Lando Norris, who has delivered an exceptional weekend so far, topped off with a stunning pole position — a full half-second clear of the rest of the field.

Speaking about his immediate feelings after qualifying, the Monegasque driver expressed great satisfaction with the strong result: ''I'm very pleased. I mean it's been a long time since... I think it was Monaco the last time we started on the front row and it's been a difficult season overall''.

When asked about the half-second gap to Norris and whether he could have imagined such a lap, number 16 finally concluded: ''Not with our car yet, but we are going to work towards that. But it's not to minimize Lando's job, obviously. He must have done an incredible lap''.