Leclerc sees better times for Ferrari: 'Doesn’t mean we cannot recover'

Is Ferrari in a place to fight for a championship? Leclerc says, "Not yet."

About the start of the season, he said, "If we go back to last year, looking at the first few races, the situation in terms of performance was quite a bit worse than where we are now."

Regarding the team morale, he said, "There’s definitely not that feeling within the team at the moment. However, we do feel we haven’t maximized what we could have in the first two races, and that’s frustrating. But it doesn’t mean we cannot recover. The season is still very long. Small steps after small steps – we can still have an amazing season."

After the Chinese Grand Prix, both Ferrari drivers were disqualified for not meeting specific technical regulations. The double disqualification came after the Australian Grand Prix, where both drivers landed outside the top five. Ferrari is now fifth in the constructors' standings.

This article was written in collaboration with Esteban den Toom.