Ferrari's Charles Leclerc says he cannot lean on his 2019 victory as he aims to rebound from a difficult run of races in the ItalianGP.
slotted into third, but the Red Bull drops five places for a new internal combustion engine while Sainz carries a back of the grid penalty.driver took an emotional victory at Monza back in 2019 one week after his maiden F1 success, coinciding with the tragic passing of French Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert.
Leclerc doesn’t believe his experience of winning on Ferrari’s home soil back in 2019 will be of much use to him this Sunday, but feels he “can make this work” despite anticipating a tough battle with Verstappen. “I was a very, very different driver, struggling a lot in races at the time and now I'm in a much better place.
"It's not going to be easy because for sure, Max will be extremely quick and we'll be coming back but I'm sure that we can make this work.”
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