Leclerc concerned about overtaking after qualifying third in Mexico
Charles Leclerc said overtaking could be very difficult in the Mexican Grand Prix and suggested the order may be decided in the opening corners. After leading both Friday practice sessions, the Ferrari driver qualified third, while team-mate Lewis Hamilton took pole.
Charles Leclerc said he does not expect much overtaking in the Mexican Grand Prix and warned that the running order could be shaped in the first few corners at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
The Ferrari driver had been quickest in both practice sessions on Friday, but he ended qualifying third. Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton secured pole position, his first with the Maranello team.
Leclerc was critical of his own effort after qualifying, saying he had not done a good job, while adding that Hamilton had done a great job.
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