Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc believes he needs to rein in part of his aggression behind the wheel in order to better manage his tyres, an exercise for which he admits teammate Sebastian Vettel has an edge.
In Hungary, Leclerc had the upper hand over Vettel for most of the race, the pair running third and fourth behind Max Verstappen and race winner Lewis Hamilton.
The Monegasque appeared on track for a podium finish, but a degrading set of soft tyres allowed the hard-shod Vettel to overhaul Leclerc just four laps from the checkered flag.
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“I was struggling quite a lot of with my rear tyres, from mid-race onwards. It was tyres going off,” explained Leclerc.
“We pitted quite early on the first stint, mostly because I was struggling with tyres, and then on the second stint towards the end I’ve been struggling with tyres again, so there’s definitely something that Seb is doing better than me in the long runs, when there’s degradation.”
Leclerc said the issue warranted an analysis of his driving style and perhaps a few set-up changes.
“I think I need to understand something on my side,” he added.
“I’ve been struggling more, and have more tyre degradation compared to Seb, and I believe it’s also coming from driving.
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