Glock expects Ferrari will quickly ‘prioritise’ Leclerc

Timo Glock believes it is only a matter of time before Ferrari “prioritise” Charles Leclerc in their efforts to capture a World Championship this year.

The Australian Grand Prix could not have unfolded more differently for the two Ferrari drivers, putting a clear distinction between their prospects for the season.

Leclerc compiled the perfect weekend, achieving the grand slam of pole position, fastest race lap and leading all 58 laps of the grand prix, establishing a 34-point lead in the Drivers’ standings over Mercedes’ George Russell.

It’s a win

Soooo happy! Perfect weekend.

Forza Ferrari @ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/Hzhab92JwQ

— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) April 10, 2022

But in complete contrast, Carlos Sainz, second and third in the first two races of the campaign, one place behind his colleague each time, endured Melbourne misery.

He suffered a disastrous Q3 to start ninth on the grid, had a poor start on hard tyres which he struggled to get up to temperature and, after dropping to 14th, spun off and got beached in the gravel on lap three as he tried to fight back up the order.

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Although still third in the championship, Sainz now has a 38-point deficit and it would need things to go badly wrong for Leclerc if that gap is to be bridged any time in the near future.

Instead, Sky Germany pundit Glock thinks what happened at Albert Park will only speed up a decision from Ferrari that Leclerc is the man to put all their weight behind in the title fight – which could