Charles Leclerc attributed his struggles in wet weather to the characteristics of the Ferrari car since joining the team in 2019. Speaking to the media, including Sportskeeda, after qualifying for the 2025 Las Vegas GP, the 27-year-old rued the lost opportunity to fight for pole or even a top-five starting position as changing conditions exposed the car’s limitations. Ad The Las Vegas street circuit, already notorious for its low-grip surface, added another layer of unpredictability. While the layout typically suits Ferrari, the wet conditions turned the session into one of the most difficult of the season for the team. Ultimately, the eight-time Grand Prix winner qualified ninth for Sunday’s race. Asked by Sportskeeda if he expected the wet qualifying session to be as challenging as it was, Charles Leclerc replied: Ad Trending “Unfortunately, yes. Our car has been. Unfortunately, since I’m in Ferrari that we are struggling massively in the wet, we don’t quite find the solution. It’s not a fault that we are not trying because we’ve been trying like crazy, but it just doesn’t work. And it’s very, very frustrating because it’s been probably my biggest strength in the junior categories coming up and we are just struggling like crazy whenever it’s wet. The tyres don’t switch on and we just have a very, very poor grip.” Ad This was not the first time Ferrari struggled in wet or mixed conditions on the track. In the 2024 Silverstone race, the same happened when exposed to difficult conditions, and Leclerc finished P14. They faced similar issues in the 2023 Zandvoort GP. Charles Leclerc shares his thoughts on Ferrari’s driveability in wet weather Charles Leclerc believed that Ferrari must prioritize making the car more competitive in wet conditions in the future. The Monegasque added that both Lewis Hamilton and former teammate Carlos Sainz, having driven other machinery, recognize how difficult the Ferrari becomes to handle in the rain. Ad When asked if their issues with the car were tire-warm-up related, Charles Leclerc replied: “I don’t think it’s only that because we’ve been trying things on the tyre warm-up as well in the past and it didn’t work, so it’s frustrating.” He further elaborated: “I mean, we’ve had Lewis in the team, we’ve had Carlos in the team as well, which have obviously seen what it’s like to be driving other cars in those conditions. And, yeah, it’s clear that we’ve to do steps forward in those conditions. It’s extremely difficult to drive for us and, yeah. I mean, on my side, I can only say that it’s unbelievably difficult to drive. I know exactly what I need to do to go faster. However, it’s very difficult to achieve that, but we’ll keep trying.” Charles Leclerc has collected five podiums so far in 2025 and sits on 148 points, placing him fifth in the drivers’ standings. Ferrari remains fourth in the constructors’ championship. The pressure around the team intensified after the Brazilian GP, when Ferrari CEO John Elkann made pointed remarks about both drivers and their comments on the car’s performance. × Feedback Why did you not like this content? Clickbait / Misleading Factually Incorrect Hateful or Abusive Baseless Opinion Too Many Ads Other Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Edited by Hitesh Nigam.
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Charles Leclerc concedes Ferrari’s familiar struggles in the wet have been the case since 2019
