Leclerc 'motivated to do something special' as he targets big result for Ferrari in Qatar

Charles Leclerc admits he is "really motivated to do something special" with Ferrari at the final two race weekends of the season, beginning with the Qatar Grand Prix.

Ferrari has struggled to match the performance of front runners McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes this term, with the Scuderia the only one of the top four teams without a win in the 2025 season.

It leaves the team fourth in the Teams' Championship, 13 and 53 points respectively behind Red Bull and Mercedes, with Leclerc only registering seven podiums from 22 Grands Prix.

Team mate Lewis Hamilton has yet to score a rostrum this year and suggested after the last race in Las Vegas he wasn't looking forward to next season.

While the seven-time World Champion responded to those comments ahead of the Qatar GP this weekend, Leclerc said the whole Ferrari team was united in its approach.

"Inside the team we are really united and really motivated to do something special," he said.

"Of course it's been a long time that I've been saying we're trying to do something special and we didn't quite make it yet but the most important is that we stay united. I really see us united and not too affected by what's going around."

Despite a difficult campaign, Leclerc said he and the team were able to learn from the experience with Carlos Sainz's 2024 win in Mexico City still the most recent Grand Prix victory for Ferrari.

"I learnt many things – the more experience you get, the more you learn," said Leclerc. "Every season, every race, every lap is different, so you always grow from different situations.

"It's been a particularly challenging season because the second part of last year we had momentum with us, I think I was the driver with most points in the second half.

"So you get into the first part of this season with big hopes and it's not exactly the way you want. That's the way it's been this year and that doesn't demotivate me. It's been a tough one but I'm still trying to do something special."