Darko Senčar
As it seems, it is Leclerc found he says driving style and they do settings for the new race car, as it was faster than the first two races Sainz. Last year, they were teammates at Ferrari completely equal. That's exactly what they're up to Red Bullu wanted again this year, as this would make you a team racer from Maranella depriving each other of points.
"Last year I was pleasantly surprised that Sainz was at the level of Leclerc and I hoped that it would be the same this year as well, ” he said Marko za Formel1.de. "All vit was already seen in the tests and it was also seen in the races that he was missing three to four tenths."
"This is bad for us, as we hoped that the Ferrari racers would take away each other's points, but this is not the case at the moment. However, the Sainz is a fast and intelligent driver and I’m sure it won’t take long to be back at last year’s level."
Red Bull could answer Leclerc's the advantage of directing all their efforts to Max Verstappen, however Marko he says the team is currently giving both racers a chance to win.
"Even before the race in Saudi Arabia, clear instructions were given that at such an early stage of the championship, when both racers are still without points, there will be no team orders and that both are racing to win. That was nice to see in the qualifiers in Jeddah when Sergio won his first pole position, ” said the Austrian.
Asked if he thinks he is Perez closer this year Verstappen due to the new race cars, he replied: “The situation is very different from team to team. At Ferrari, for example, the gap between the two racers has widened. In Sergio, however, we need to consider two factors. Firstly, this year's car is definitely more suitable for him and secondly, he got to know the team well and they work better with the racing engineer, which makes him much more confident. Overall, we are pleased with his progress."
