Charles Leclerc has expressed disappointment that🃏 Feꦐrrari are lagging behind their rivals.

The famous Italian mღanufacturer has slipped behind Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes in the F1 ജpecking order at recent rounds.

Both Lecler꧟c and teammate Carlos Sainz have won grands prix this season yet do not currently have the machinery to keep pace with their rivals.

“For now, we are not yet where we want to be in ter💟ms of ꦚperformance, but we are working really hard,” Leclerc told .

“I am confident that the future looks bright with the team and wi𓆉th the way we are working.

“But for sure, with the si𒁏tuation we’re in at the moment, I wish we had a winning🍨 car.”

Sainz won in Australia, backing up his win last year in Singapore, to be the only driver to interrupt Red Bull’s race-winning ꧋dominance.

Lecꦬlerc then emotionally - and finally - won his home 🦩race at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Yet at recent rounds, it has been McLaren a♌nd Mercedes who have established themselves as Red Bull’s closest competition.

Oscar Piastri, Lando Norr😼is, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell have all also won grands prix this year.

But Leclerc was prioritised above Sainz by Ferrari earlier this year, and tied down to a lucrative long-term contract. He will be joined b✤y Hamilton in red next yea🌜r.

“My aim, togethꦡer with Ferrari, is to become a Formula🌄 1 world champion and that’s it,” he said.

“I only want it w🌄ith Ferrari – so, for now, I🍬’m only focused on that.”

Leclerc 🦋admitted: “I never expected to b𒅌e where I am today.

“My father always reminded me of how difficult itও will be and how unlikely it will be as well. Even if you are talented, you don’t only require talent to get to Formula 1.

“There are lots of kids that are talented around the world, but you need a little bit of luck to find your💜self in the right place at the right time and then have the people supporting you along the way.

“I had that luck of having Ferrari supporting me since very early on, and to have my manager also supporting me to get to whꦡere I am today.”