I had plenty of pace and then we get to qualifying and the tyres don’t work.
“But the nice guy doesn’t always pay off in Formula 1 and that is bothering me a lot.
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Ferrari went into qualifying with work to do after a final hour of practice which saw Charles Leclerc their highest finisher in P10.
The 39-year-old expressed his adoration for the venue and likened the changeable conditions to a summer’s day in his homeland.