Leclerc will take fourth place on the grid for the third time this year, when he also started from the second row at Silverston and the Nürburgring.
Monačan starts the race on a medium set of tires. He finished fourth by 186 thousandths behind the third Max Verstappen.
“It simply came to our notice then. We expected a better result than usual when we started fourth at the Nürburgring, but being so close to pole position is a surprise, “Leclerc told Sky Sports, who lost 438,000ths of a second to the fastest Lewis Hamilton.
“I am very happy with the bike, especially considering the conditions. In the last two races in Q3, the wind picked up and in the last sector it was very treacherous. Even so, I was able to drive a pretty good third sector. “
Leclerc fears that due to starting from a dirty track, his start after the start could be worse. “We are also starting in the middle set, which may be a bit treacherous, but we’ll see. I believe that a medium mixture is good for a start. “
However, the Ferrari driver does not expect the difference between qualification and race as such at the Nürburgring. “We had a lot of trouble there crumbling. Conditions were quite different, it was much colder, but I do not expect such problems tomorrow. I may be wrong, but I think it should be much better tomorrow. “
Vettel wanted to advance to Q3 in the middle set
For Sky Germany, Vettel told after the qualification about the difference that his teammate Leclerc will beat him in this year’s qualifications.
“It’s not just a defeat, it’s like another league. I’m trying everything I can. I think the bikes I ride, although I’m happy with them, are still too slow. At the moment, I can’t do more than take what’s inside me, “says Vettel.
Vettel tried to advance from the second part of the qualification to the middle set of tires. He had a yellow-marked mixture in both of his experiments, but set the slowest time in Q2.
“It simply came to my notice then. On the second attempt, however, the tires did not heat up at all. In the third turn, I blocked the bike and the attempt was destroyed. I don’t know why I had such a problem getting the tires to operating temperature and why they always behave a little differently. As I said, the first time I tried them, the car was good. I thought I could easily repeat the time from Q1 on a medium mix. That was the goal, but it wasn’t easy.
Vettel wanted to avoid the soft set. “I struggled with the soft set all weekend. I think the tires left quickly and crumbled. It looks like the middle set will last longer. “
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