The challenge for third place in the constructors’ classification between Ferrari and McLaren continued with the qualifying for the Grand Prix of Qatar, concluded with a not entirely positive result for the Woking team; in this case, while Lando Norris can enjoy the 6th placed on the grid in front of his former teammate Carlos Sainz, the same satisfaction cannot apply to Daniel Ricciardo. The Australian, eliminated in Q2, in fact finished at 14 ° placed, in this case behind Charles Leclerc’s second Ferrari.
A Saturday night which therefore provides a greater optimism for Norris, who commented on his own performance transformed into a third row: “I am very happy with today – explained the Englishman – we made several improvements from PL3 to qualifying, e we did not expect sixth place. I am certainly satisfied, above all because it was not an easy lap; in fact, I believe it was one of my best attempts made in qualifying for a long time. I am happy with my work and also with the overall work carried out by the team, which has helped us during this day. In general, it was therefore a positive performance, even though we were unable to achieve it with the medium tire. This will make our life a little more difficult – he added – but we still have a good opportunity to score some valid points ”.
On the other hand, the analysis and the mood of Ricciardo, author of a performance that will not allow him to take the top ten. In addition to this, the winner of the Italian GP will also start behind Leclerc, also the protagonist of a disappointing qualifying: “Obviously it wasn’t a great session in terms of position – He admitted – I would have liked to have been more competitive, and instead I struggled to recover a few tenths. It seemed that I had found them in certain areas, and instead I have lost them elsewhere. So I had a bit of stalemate in the areas where I could have improved, and we will try to analyze where I lost time. I think it happened almost everywhere, also because I didn’t make any particular mistakes or smudges; only that half-tenth more is missing in some corners. We will try to do something tomorrow from the starting position – he concluded – even if we are quite far. Tonight we will see which strategy to use “.
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