The Red Bull drivers remain unconcerned by Ferrari's surprise tyre-saving tactics in F1 BahrainGP qualifying. Here's why:
This, he and Ferrari claimed,to use at the start of Sunday's race, which they hope will provide more grip off the line and then also have better tyre degradation across the opening stint, a factor Ferrari struggled with in 2022.
In qualifying's opening segment, the Red Bull drivers progressed with a single timed lap, set after two pieces of Leclerc's left-front wheel cover fairing fell off as he began an initial run on the medium Pirelli rubber and caused a brief red-flag stoppage. Red Bull could choose to use another compound in any case, but the optimum race strategy is thought to be a two-stopper starting on the softs and switching to the hards, given the Bahrain track's abrasive surface.Leclerc was also asked if the data Ferrari had logged in testing and Friday's FP2 session in Bahrain had provided any tangible encouragement regarding improvement on the tyre degradation weakness it often showed compared to Red Bull in 2022.
"So, we still need to see tomorrow and see where we are exactly," he added."But if we focus on ourselves, yes, I feel like we have done a step forwards. But I'm not sure it's enough."
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