Leclerc takes second in Zandvoort Sprint after passing Norris
Charles Leclerc started the second half of the season with a second-place finish for Ferrari in the Zandvoort Sprint. He said his pass on Lando Norris came mainly from differences in energy deployment, in a race shaped by Ferrari’s tyre gamble and limited preparation time.
Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari in the Sprint at Zandvoort, a result he described as a positive way to begin the second half of the season. Ferrari had made a bold tyre choice for the short race, and Leclerc praised the team’s preparation after securing P2.
In a Sprint that featured little action, Leclerc produced one of the few notable overtakes by passing Lando Norris for second place. Leclerc said the move mainly came from differences in deployment strategies, with Norris appearing quite slow at that stage.
Leclerc added that teams had limited time to refine energy management settings because the sprint format allowed only one practice session before qualifying began. Against that backdrop, Ferrari’s approach paid off as Leclerc converted the overtake into a second-place finish.
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