{"id":297773,"date":"2023-11-16T14:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=297773"},"modified":"2023-11-16T14:12:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:12:01","slug":"charles-leclerc-interrupts-verstappen-interview-to-make-las-vegas-gp-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/racing\/f1\/charles-leclerc-interrupts-verstappen-interview-to-make-las-vegas-gp-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Leclerc interrupts Verstappen interview to make Las Vegas GP prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Charles Leclerc has suggested that Red Bull will still have the upper hand on Ferrari in Las Vegas this weekend as\u00a0he joined in on Max Verstappen’s interview with Sky Sports. Leclerc made the prediction, despite the freezing-cold track temperatures that are expected for Sunday\u2019s race and the tyre warm-up issues that go hand in hand with that.<\/p>\n

Verstappen heads into this weekend\u2019s race off the back of an immense performance at Interlagos last time out. The reigning world champion qualified on pole position before sealing victories in both the sprint race and the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

This result stretched his advantage at the top of the Drivers\u2019 Championship to an unprecedented 266 points, while extending his winning streak to five races. The Dutchman has taken to the top step of the podium at 17 of the 20 Grands Prix so far in 2023.<\/p>\n

There was far less to celebrate for Leclerc in Brazil. The Ferrari driver qualified on the front row of the grid alongside Verstappen, but while making his way around the formation lap he suffered a hydraulics issue, sending him spinning into the barriers and out of contention before the lights had even gone out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Verstappen was asked by Sky Sports F1<\/em> reporter Ted Kravitz whether or not he thought Ferrari could pose a threat in Las Vegas, to which he responded: \u201cI don\u2019t know, you should ask him,\u201d before calling Leclerc over and asking Kravitz to repeat the question for his rival to hear.<\/p>\n

Kravitz then asked Leclerc how much of a factor Red Bull\u2019s slower tyre warm-up could play on Sunday, to which he replied: \u201cYou do massage the tyres (to Max), but it\u2019s cold here, so I don\u2019t know if you\u2019ll have to massage the tyres. [You\u2019ll have to be] more aggressive, whereas this is our strength.\u201d<\/p>\n

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