Ferrari's recovery continues in Spain with Leclerc "very satisfied today"

Ferrari are recovering from a poor 2020 season. They're in a battle with McLaren for the best of the rest position in the World Championship and in Barcelona they seem to have the upper hand over their old rivals. Driver Charles Leclerc is left very satisfied with his second-row starting position in Spain.

Over the last two weekends, Alpine are getting more and more out of their car and look to be joining the fight at the top of the midfield. But Leclerc managed to pip Esteban Ocon in Q3. With Perez dropping down to P8, Leclerc will be alongside Valtteri Bottas when the lights go out.

"Yeah.. happy with today. I don't think there was much more we could do in terms of position. In terms of time maybe a bit more in the last sector I didn't manage to put everything together but apart from that very satisfied today," Leclerc told Sky Sports after the session.

"Anything is possible, but realistically it's going to be very difficult. In normal conditions, I don't think we can keep that third place in case we get there at one point," Leclerc added.