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Leclerc says Ferrari needs more upgrades after Singapore second place
Charles Leclerc finished second for Ferrari at the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, behind Max Verstappen of Red Bull.
Leclerc started alongside Verstappen on the front row and challenged him early in the race.
A safety car led Ferrari to use a different strategy from Red Bull, and Leclerc said pushing hard later increased tyre wear.
He finished ahead of Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who was third.
Ferrari had added small new parts to its car, but Leclerc said the team still needs more upgrades to match Red Bull's pace.
The result brought Ferrari points, but Leclerc said it did not mean the performance gap was gone.
Six races remain, with the Circuit of the Americas next on the schedule.
Charles Leclerc finished second behind Max Verstappen at the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.
Leclerc said Ferrari still needs new parts to match Red Bull’s pace.
He said tyre degradation in the first stint and after the safety-car period affected his race.
Leclerc said he pushed hard and did not regret Ferrari’s different strategy.
Ferrari had brought small new parts to the car, which Leclerc said may have helped it make progress.
- Who
- Charles Leclerc and Ferrari. Max Verstappen won the race for Red Bull.
- What
- Leclerc finished second and said Ferrari needs more upgrades to match Red Bull.
- When
- During the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix. The race date is not stated.
- Where
- The Marina Bay street circuit in Singapore.
- Why
- Leclerc said Ferrari still had a performance deficit to Red Bull and needed new parts to reach its level.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I believed in it until the very end, but I pushed a lot at the beginning of that last stint and then degraded a bit more than the others,
But yeah, I gave it all, and I don't regret anything.
we still got to bring some new things to the car to be at that level.
Leclerc pressured Verstappen but Ferrari began to experience greater tyre degradation.
Ferrari used a different strategy from Verstappen.
Leclerc’s tyres degraded as he pushed, and he finished second behind Verstappen.
- Race result
- Leclerc finished second at the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix.
- Winner
- Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing.
- Third place
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes.
- Ferrari upgrades
- Leclerc said the team still needed new parts to match Red Bull.
- Next race
- Circuit of the Americas.
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