"Policy issues" and "driving errors" : Charles Leclerc looks back at his complicated start to the season

The first episode of the season that Charles Leclerc went through is as exciting as it is frustrating. A highly competitive Ferrari single-seater, Monegasque quickly acted as a serious contender for Max Verstappen, with two victories in particular in the first three races of the season. But repeated mistakes eroded the Ferrari driver’s lead over rival Red Bull. Above all mechanical problems, but also strategic flaws, poor tire choices and even driving mistakes allowed Verstappen to catch up and be 80 points ahead of Leclerc before the summer break.

in an interview with BBCThe Monegasque driver took stock of his championship start. “Above all, it’s great to see that we’re finally back to fighting to win.”judged. “On the other hand, we haven’t been able to maximize all the potential we had. And it’s not great. We still have to catch the second part of the season, I hope and I will try to push it as much as possible. But the final races have been a bit of a challenge.”accepted Charles Leclerc. He then noted the mistakes that had cost him many points since March.

“When we looked at the first episode of this season, there were strategy issues, reliability issues and driving errors. We are working extremely hard to improve on reliability and strategy. We always follow the same process after a mistake. Trying to analyze where the mistakes came from, why we made the wrong decision at a certain point in the race. , to move forward. Realizes a mistake, then we can continue”self-conscious pilot explained “incredibly difficult” more struggle with itself and to manage it “his own faults more than the team’s faults”. The resumption of Formula 1 will take place on 28 August, after the summer break, with the Belgian GP. The first Grand Prix of his junior career, which Charles Leclerc won in 2019.

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