Leclerc, in contrast, drove an excellent race with an extended first stint on the medium tyres to catch and go Mercedes’ George Russell for the ultimate podium place.
He stated: “I really feel like we have maximised completely the whole lot we might have this weekend. There wasn’t something extra within the automotive.
“We have to give attention to qualifying as a result of it has been a really very long time I have not been as proud of the automotive stability.
“I really feel very relaxed with the automotive in a means that I do know I can extract the utmost out of the automotive most of the time, however sadly, the automotive potential is simply not adequate to battle for higher in qualifying.”
Ferrari simply missed out on profitable the constructors’ championship final yr and began this season hoping to compete for the title.
However McLaren and Purple Bull have progressed greater than the Italian crew over the winter.
Leclerc stated: “We’re shut on the race tempo. Free air dictates somewhat bit who’s going to win the race. That is all the time been the case. Possibly this yr somewhat bit greater than different years. And clearly when that’s the case, qualifying is extra essential.
“However sadly, for 2 years, we’re simply struggling in qualifying to place the whole lot collectively.
“The issue is it is not all the time the identical subject. This time it was 4 tenths within the first three corners. For the remainder of the lap, we have been quick. And now right now within the race, truly, the primary sector was most likely the most effective sector we had.
“So we have got to have a look at that. Clearly, there are solutions in what we’re doing, and we’re doing one thing incorrect, clearly. We have got to search out it.
“We can not lose too many races earlier than discovering it as a result of we’re already 50 factors down within the drivers’ championship.
“We’re not it an excessive amount of, however 50 factors is a giant quantity. I do not wish to be shedding extra factors than that within the subsequent few races.”
