"I'm overjoyed," he said after the race Monachan and added: "It simply came to our notice then. The last two years have been anything but a walk in the park for Ferrari. This time we knew we were good, but we didn’t have real feedback on whether that was really the case. Hard work in recent months and it has paid off. I am proud of the team. ”
When asked about duel with Verstappnom Leclerc replied: “On the first turn, I braked earlier than usual to be right behind him at the DRS measuring point. It worked both times. Fortunately, after the safety car phase, I got a good restart. ”
At the very end, Leclerc also joked with members of his teamwhen he radioed them: "Something's wrong with the engine." Luckily, his engineer knew it was a joke and started laughing. Leclerc supplemented his statement: "No, I'm just kidding."