Charles Leclerc He stopped more than six tenths from the best performance achieved by Sergio Perez in PL2, a time the one scored by the Mexican slower than that recorded by Lewis Hamilton in PL1. The Mercedes driver, however, had his best lap in the afternoon canceled due to a millimeter failure to comply with the track-limits. The reigning champion had stopped the clock at 1’34 ″ 842, a time that according to our analyzes also had Max Verstappen in his sights, only to then have to raise the white flag due to gearbox problems that occurred in the middle of the fastest lap.
Compared to the morning, the Monegasque improved his chronometric reference by almost a second (1’36 “334 in FP1, 1’35” 572 in FP2) and hopes to file several tenths more thanks to the refinement work that will be carried out in sight of PL3 and qualifications. The bumps have given a hard time to the SF21 and its drivers, who also have to manage the high temperatures and the speed of Ferrari in transferring energy and heat to the tires, which, however, find themselves too overheated in the third sector.
“We have completed the planned program, trying different solutions. The most challenging aspect are the bumps which make the track particularly treacherous – Charles Leclerc’s analysis – with the high temperatures we are experiencing, tire management becomes a key factor, because they tend to overheat, especially in the third sector. Because of this you have to find the right compromise between pushing too hard in the first part, but paying duty in the last part, and saving the tires at the beginning to have them fresher and being able to force in the final lap. In the third free practice session we still have to work to find the best balance before qualifying ”.
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