Charles Leclerc has revealed his Ferrari team was surprised by their pace after he qualified fourth for the Portuguese Grand Prix and said “big balls” will be crucial in turn one during tomorrow’s race. Ferrari has been wildly off-form this season but is showing signs of resurgence, with the Monegasque driver’s effort at Portimao matching his qualifying performance last time out in the Eifel Grand Prix. Article continues under video Leclerc's lap time was good enough to miss out on third by just over a tenth and within four-tenths of the pole position time set by Lewis Hamilton. “We did not expect it,” he told Sky Sports F1. “We expected a better result than usual, taking off...
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