Charles Leclerc

Ferrari · P5 · 179 p

The Ferrari car currently sits in the upper half (0.42 s/lap off the fastest car in race pace). Qualifying and race pace go hand in hand for Leclerc (0.43 and 0.38 s/lap off the front). The trend is upward: over the last five races the race-pace gap has shrunk by 0.16 s/lap. Leclerc is hard to pass (defence +0.61 s/lap, car and driver combined).

Leclerc has 179 points to Hamilton's 199, 1 win to 1. In qualifying the intra-team qualifying battle stands 8–8, by 0.002 s/lap on average in Hamilton's favour. In races where both were classified: 6–5 to Leclerc, and in race pace Leclerc is 0.064 s/lap quicker over the season. Current form (weighted to recent races) gives Leclerc an edge of 0.21 s/lap.