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Ferrari enters the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend in high spirits after winning its home race in Italy two weeks ago.
Charles Leclerc admitted that despite Ferrari’s recent victory at Monza, he still sees them as fourth in the F1 pecking order. The victory at the Italian Grand Prix was their third of the season, putting them 40 points behind Red Bull and just eight points behind McLaren in the constructors’ championship. Leclerc acknowledges that Ferrari is not yet on par with McLaren and Red Bull in terms of performance consistency. He even mentioned that Mercedes might be ahead of them in the order, despite recent struggles for the team. Leclerc emphasized the need for Ferrari to continue improving to challenge the top teams consistently in the future.