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Can Ferrari close the gap to Red Bull thanks to coronavirus? "Won't help us"
- GPblog.com
Ferrari's performance lagged behind during the winter tests ahead of next year. The gap to Red Bull Racing and Merecdes was significant and it looked as if the Maranello livery stable in Australia would lag behind. However, the start of the 2020 season is still delayed due to the coronavirus. Does this offer opportunities for Ferrari?
You would say that there is much time to reduce the gap, but Charles Leclerc lets Sky Sports know that it is not necessarily an advantage for Ferrari. According to the Monegasque driver, the whole field is affected equally. Indeed, this week it was announced that the closure of the factories has been extended from five to nine weeks, which means that it is not possible to work on innovation solutions.
No advantage for Ferrari
"We can't work, so I honestly don't think that will help us," Leclerc talks to the British medium. However, there is time to think about how certain problems of Barcelona can be solved (during testing). But even that, according to the 22-year-old, is not directly in favor of Ferrari. "All other teams can do the same."
According to the Ferrari driver, it is therefore likely that the red cars will be back in places five and six at the start of the season in Austria at the beginning of July. "I don't think anything will change for us," he concludes.