Charles Leclerc believes he has made a breakthrough in Azerbaijan that could change his performance at Alfa Romeo Sauber
The reigning Formula 2 champion has struggled to adjust to the complexity of F1 but says this weekend has been a positive step for him.
“I think the biggest step in all of that is the setup approach that we took for here with a lot more of a stable car.
“It’s a lot easier to drive for me, a lot easier to push to the limit. This is I think a big step forward. I think a combination of these three things made us do this step.
“We targeted a more understeery balance. It’s a lot easier to drive. I think when we were targeting a more oversteer, I especially like an oversteery balance, but it was very difficult and very unpredictable to drive.
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“I made quite a lot of mistakes in the first three races and looking back I think I would probably have changed that from these three races.
“I think it’s a step forward in that direction. The overall grip is less because we have less downforce, but the actual balance is more understeer.”
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