Ultimately, Leclerc views his Formula One races as a testbed for Ferrari's strategy.

Formula One driver Charles Leclerc has suggested that Ferrari use the remaining races of the 2022 season as a proving ground to perfect the implementation of the team's strategy.

Although the Monaco driver still has a theoretical possibility of preventing his Dutch rival Max Verstappen from winning the championship, the latter is set to do so this weekend in Japan.

After losing the championship, Leclerc could quickly write off the rest of the season as wasted time. However, he doesn't.

In particular, he believes his superiors at Maranello can take the chance to perfect their race plans after a few missteps in 2022.

As much as he wanted to win the Singapore Grand Prix, he had to be happy that Ferrari had got the timing of its pit stops correctly.

I want to use the remaining races to improve the team's racing execution, and he thinks they've made progress this weekend.

"More steps are needed. Positive growth, although I'm dissatisfied by my second-place finish."

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto said the team did an excellent job being aggressive on the pit wall in Singapore, where Sergio Perez ultimately won the race.

I think we made the correct choices," he declared. "As early pioneers in mounting slicks on a track that was not yet totally dry, we ultimately forced Perez to pull over. It was an attempt to alter the course of human history."

The Singapore Grand Prix marked the first occasion since the May race in Miami that Ferrari had two cars on the podium (Leclerc in second and Carlos Sainz in third).

Sainz thought the squad had learnt a lot from its mistakes this year and might continue to improve in the coming weeks, giving it an edge heading into 2023.

The Spaniard was pleased to hear that both teams had a successful race. "I am still sure that there are ways in which we can enhance our performance, but the squad has made tremendous strides forward.

"We're taking in information from every experience. These next five races, or six with this one, will serve as excellent training for us to improve our performance at the front of the pack next season, as Charles put it.

"The vehicle, its drivers, and ourselves can all be seen. We need just sharpen our performance in that regard and make the most of every available opening."