Can Leclerc fight for the title in 2020? "We have to catch up"
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Charles Leclerc is mainly occupied with virtual competitions during the empty period. He also helped the Red Cross in Monaco for a day. If we can finally start racing in 2020, he doesn't think Ferrari is the big favourite.
Problems
"We had problems during the test", says Leclerc to Motorsport-Total.com. "We have to catch up." The goal of Leclerc and Ferrari this year is to knock Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes off the throne, but because the Scuderia was already behind during the winter tests this seems to be a difficult task. At the moment the teams are still in a mandatory lockdown and it is not allowed to work on the cars.
"I therefore think that the work on the track will be extremely important, more than in other years", says Leclerc. "We'll spend a lot of time on the track as soon as the season starts again." The driver's feedback will be more important than ever this season.
Attack on Mercedes
Young Monegask remains optimistic. "I don't know if we can do that", he says when asked if they can close the gap with Mercedes this season. "But last year we made good progress during the season. So we have to keep working as we did last year. And I am confident that the results will come."