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Leclerc confident for Sunday: "We can catch them tomorrow".

9 July 2022 at 16:59
  • GPblog.com

Charles Leclerc finished second in the sprint race for the Austrian Grand Prix. Once again the Monegasque had to leave his rival Max Verstappen behind, but afterwards Leclerc let it be known on the radio that he was confident about Sunday's race.

Leclerc's engineer announces over the radio that he has crossed the finish line in second place. The Monegasque responds, "Yes, we are fast. We can catch them tomorrow." So Leclerc is clearly confident of victory in the main race on Sunday. Verstappen announced afterwards that he expects an exciting fight. The Ferrari's and Red Bull's are a close match in terms of pace.