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Singapore GP: Charles Leclerc says Ferrari expecting 'more difficult weekend'
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By Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer
Charles Leclerc, winner of the previous two races in Belgium and Italy, states his Ferrari team are anticipating a"harder weekend" in Singapore.
The road track, the first of seven races that stay this season, isn't predicted to suit the car of Ferrari.
"The race Singapore doesn't look as good on paper to people," said Leclerc.
"That is due to the very different circuit layout, with lots of slow corners and fewer straights."
Even the Leclerc broke the victory duck of Ferrari this season with his two wins in Spa and Monza, circuits where speed and motor performance will be the dominant characteristics in determining lap time.
Singapore's Marina Bay Circuit comprises 21 corners, in which Ferrari's performance was lacking compared to Mercedes and Red Bull because of a deficit in downforce, also is tight and so forth.
Leclerc's team-mate Sebastian Vettel is under the spotlight as a result of an error he made in Italy, turning on his own and colliding with another car when he tried to rejoin the track.
The four-time champion, that has been out-qualified by the Monaco driver for the last seven races and is currently behind his team-mate in the tournament, was provided a stop-and-go penalty and three points on his license, which means he faces a race ban if he commits another important driving offence at the next three grand prix.
Vettel is a four-time winner in Singapore, and said:"Singapore is a track I really enjoy. It's a street circuit, bumpy and no room for errors and it is one of the few races.
"We've observed before that anything could happen in this particular race, hence the final result is tough to predict."
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto said the team will be taking upgrades to their car to Singapore in an attempt to lower their deficit for their competitors.
Mercedes head into the Singapore weekend as favorites, as their car has been especially strong on tracks with lots of corners that are slow this season.
Lewis Hamilton, who won the race after taking pole position with one of the laps of his profession, will be looking to take another step towards his domain.
He enters the weekend from team-mate Valtteri Bottas. The Finn is 36 points clear of Dutchman Max Verstappen.
Red Bull are anticipated to be Mercedes' competitions in Singapore, where air quality as a consequence of fires burning in neighbouring Indonesia is a concern entering a race.
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said:"For quite a while, Singapore was among those weakest tracks, but we've made some inroads to that and done well this past year.
"But , there are no home runs at a track like Singapore: we will need to understand this auto and this year's tyres to a very special track layout and require absolutely nothing for granted in our approach to the weekend. We're looking forward to a difficult struggle."
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