Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have both backed Ferrari to recover following their double disqualification from the Chinese Grand Prix, with Leclerc admitting that losing such a haul of points “hurt the team a lot”. The Scuderia experienced mixed fortunes in Shanghai, having gone from taking victory in Saturday’s Sprint courtesy of Hamilton to struggling to replicate that pace during Qualifying and the race itself. READ MORE: From infamous title deciders to home race heartbreaks – 7 of the most dramatic disqualifications in F1 history Leclerc and Hamilton initially finished the Grand Prix in fifth and sixth respectively, but the news came after the chequered flag had fallen that Leclerc – along with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly – had been disqualified due to his car being underweight. Things the“Everyone plays with the limit and tries to be as close as possible to it, but to have both cars underneath it was a big pain. We didn’t need that. It’s been a very difficult first part of the season.” “The first two races were difficult, the pace was not where we expected it to be, and to lose even more points than we already did with that, it hurts the team a lot.” Leclerc reflected on whether he is confident the team can avoid a repeat of any such mistakes at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. I’m confident we’ve learned from it. EXPLAINED: Why Hamilton,”With the performance we had at the start of the season, we were able to battle for the championship, which was far above our expectations, even though we kind of expected Red Bull to dominate the entire season.”
“That feeling isn’t present in the team right now. It’s disheartening, though, since we believe we haven’t given it our best shot in the first two races. However, that doesn’t imply we can’t get better. It’s still a long season. We can still have a fantastic season if we take little moves forward.
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Hamilton has expressed the same opinions as his teammate,
The 40-year-old said, “I have complete faith that we can solve any of our issues.” “This crew has everything we could possibly need. Over the past few months, I’ve really tried to watch how the team functions.
“It differs from what I’ve encountered. Every team is unique; Mercedes is different from McLaren, and McLaren was distinct from Mercedes.
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“So, I’m just watching to see what I can give and where I can go.” We definitely need to improve in a few areas, but I believe Fred [Vasseur] has a fantastic strategy.
Once more, I wasn’t prepared to enter the
