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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is expecting a “tight” battle with McLaren and Mercedes in the United States Grand Prix. Leclerc will
Leclerc secured pole position for Sunday’s race, but struggled to maintain pace with Hamilton during the Sprint race on Saturday. He believes Ferrari needs to understand their race pace struggles from Saturday in order to compete for a podium position against McLaren and Mercedes. Leclerc predicts that Verstappen will overtake him without much of a fight. The debut of the Sprint format at the Circuit of the Americas was disappointing, lacking meaningful on-track action. Leclerc is in favor of having only one practice session before qualifying but believes the Sprint should only be held where there is potential for a disparity in tire compounds like in Qatar.
Source: Motorsport Week
