Charles Leclerc has high expectations for Ferrari in 2023 despite last year's difficulties.
Leclerc won two of the first three Formula 1® races in 2022 but only managed one victory through the remainder of the campaign.
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A number of dubious race management calls proved costly for Ferrari, who finished a distant second behind Red Bull in the constructor standings.
Ferrari replaced team principal Mattia Binotto with Frederic Vasseur, who last month outlined the team's title intent.
It is a sentiment echoed by Leclerc, who said: "The goal is to win, clearly. I am really looking forward to getting back in the car and trying to win that championship.
"Last year was a good step forward. We need to do just the same this year and hopefully get that championship.
"That is the target for the team and for me, too – get more wins, hopefully be more consistent from the first race to the last race.
"So far it is intense. You can feel the responsibility. But the most important is to be successful – we have to deliver. The most important is to win and the challenge is in front of us.
"When you are at Ferrari coming from 2022, you can't have another objective than to win.
"I don't want to stay it will be easy because Red Bull and Mercedes will have the same target and only one team and driver will win. But we need to have this kind of target.
"We need to bring the mindset to do a better job tomorrow than today and to be always trying to improve the system."
Leclerc was speaking as Ferrari unveiled their new car for the 2023 season, which starts in Bahrain next month.
Meet SF-23, #Tifosi!
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) February 14, 2023
Introducing our 2023 challenger 🏎 #SF23 pic.twitter.com/O9uNS7mAIC
