Leclerc really struggling with the brakes as he takes P6 in Sprint Qualifying

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AI GeneratedCharles Leclerc discusses his qualifying performance, noting that while the car feels generally okay, he is struggling significantly with the brakes. This issue has affected his confidence in cornering and his overall position on the grid, though he remains hopeful that the team can find a solution before the race.
Hi Charles, the Ferrari had looked really quick there. McLaren have just pipped you to that second
row. Is that roughly what you expected or were you hoping for more this weekend?
Honestly, on my side, I kind of expected it. I haven't been at all at ease with the car.
I'm really, really struggling with the brakes on my side of the garage for some reason. So
we need to look into it, trying to find something for tomorrow. Otherwise,
it's going to be a very long weekend because in the brakes, I get into the corners,
hoping that I don't end up going straight. So yeah, that's the main issue at the moment.
Other than that, the car feels actually quite okay. Lewis has been incredibly quick this weekend.
But yeah, on my side, I just need to work on the feelings with the brakes and hopefully we can turn
the situation around tomorrow. That's not something you want here with two
heavy braking zones like you have around here. What can you do overnight? What are
the team going to be looking at? I think we have a quite good idea of
what's going on. Whether we have a fix for tomorrow is another story,
so we'll try and deal with it in the best possible way and see.
