Charles Leclerc has expressed disappointment that Ferrari are l♏agging behind their rivals.

The famous Italian man༺ufacturer haꦜs slipped behind Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes in the F1 pecking order at recent rounds.

Both Leclerc ꦚand teammate Carlos Sainz have won grands prix this season yet do not c💝urrently have the machinery to keep pace with their rivals.

“For now, we are not yet where we want to be in terms of performance, but we are working really🌟 hard,” Leclerc told .

“I am confident that the future looks bright with the team and with the wayඣ we are work📖ing.

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

Sai♏nz won in Australia, backing up his win 𓆏last year in Singapore, to be the only driver to interrupt Red Bull’s race-winning dominance.

Leclerc then emotionally - and finally - won his home race at the ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚMonaco Grand Prix.

Yet at recent rounds, it has been McLaren and Mercedes who have estab♏lished themselves as Red Bull’s close♔st competition.

Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Le﷽wis 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 by Hamilton in 💖red next year.

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

“I only wa♏nt it with Ferrari – so, for now, I’m only focused on that.”

Leclerc admitted: “I ne🌜ver expe෴cted to be where I am today.

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

“There are lots of kids that are ꦏtalented around the world, but you need a little bit of luck to find yourself in the right place at the right time and then have the people supporting you along the wa🌠y.

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