Leclerc qualified fifth, promoted to start fourth after Hadjar penalty

Leclerc was P5 on the timesheet in Q3 and is promoted to P4 on the grid due to Hadjar’s five-place penalty; tyre degradation will influence race strategy.

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- Q3: Leclerc’s best lap 1’35"666, fifth on the official time sheet.
- Isack Hadjar set third-fastest time but carries a five-place grid drop.
- As a result Leclerc moves up to start fourth on Sunday’s grid at Sepang.
- Leclerc: called P4 ‘not a bad place’ but said Q3 wasn’t great and he struggled with rear sliding.
- Ferrari: team will analyse weekend data and focus on tyre management and race strategy given high temperatures and degradation.
- Fred Vasseur (team principal): satisfied to have both cars on first two rows and emphasised Sunday is what matters.

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