Leclerc enjoyed 'smoothest' test week of his career

Ferrari had two solid weeks of testing and currently seem to be favorites. According to Charles Leclerc, it was the "smoothest" Formula 1 test of his career.

After three days of testing in Bahrain, Leclerc dared to be cautiously optimistic. His team showed promising speed and actually had no reliability problems during the tests in Barcelona and Bahrain.

"It’s definitely one of the smoothest preparations I’ve had [before] a season," Leclerc is quoted by F1.com. The Monegasque reveals that with a brand new car he had expected some problems, but in the end those problems weren't too bad. Only the 'porpoising' is still a problem in some circumstances according to Leclerc.

Ferrari is often pointed out in the paddock as one of the strongest teams at the moment, but like team boss Mattia Binotto, Leclerc does not yet want to reveal how fast he thinks he will be. "But for now I honestly have no idea where we are."