168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc conceded it was “back to reality” for Ferrari after a decisive blow in the race for the F1 constructors’ title at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Heading into sprint quaಌlifying, Ferrari 💮looked like they were in a good place to challenge for pole position.

Leclerc set an impressive pace in FP1 ahead of the two McLarens, while teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz was in fourth.

However🅺, their challenge for pole faltered, with McLaren having the upper hand in Qatar.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris secured pole ahead of Mercedes’ 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell, while L💙eclerc was forced to settle for fifth on💧 the grid.

Reflꦯecting on qualifying💞, Leclerc admitted it was “back to reality” after FP1.

“Well not good because when you give it all o🔜bviously and we’re only I think P4 ꦕand P5 it’s not great considering how important this weekend is for us,” Leclerc said.

“Let’s say that for whatever reason FP1 was a lot above our expectations. This I would say is in line with what we e♋xpected. We’re 💖coming back to reality.

“Obviously after FP1 there were hopes that we could do som💙ething better but we didn’t.”

Assessing Ferrari’s chances in the sprint, he said: “If we look at FP1, clearly, yes. If we look at qualifying, no. For n🧸ow, the most representative is qualifying. We are not in the best position but we never know. It’s always different on race day.”

Sainz left to rue severe understeer

O🍎n the other side of the Ferrari garage, Sainz secured his bes🙈t sprint qualifying result of the season.

He will start Saturday’s shorter race from fo𓄧urth on t𒊎he grid.

However, it wasn’t plain-sailing fo﷽r Sainz, who suffered from understeer throughout the sessio♈n.

“Yeah, unfortunately, we were in a situation where I went into sector 1 and sector 2 with Max in front and he was preparing his tyres, so I had quite a bit of dirty a✤ir following him around,” Sainz explained.

“On top of that, ꦅthe car balance was just off. We picked up a lot of understeer from the medium tyre, which meant we w💦ere just simply struggling to turn the car.

“Then I needed to cool the tyres for a couple of laps, and when I went again, the understeering balance was still there, but I nee😼ded to put a lap in and﷽ that was enough for before.

“It was not e𝓰asy under pressure, but also with that balance, understeering off the track was quite easy into a track limit, but we got it done. And yeah, we just know what we need to improve for tomorrow.”