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While he hoped to bounce back this season, Charles Leclerc accumulates failures and frustrations on the side of Ferrari. Still 7th this afternoon during the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Monegasque showed his annoyance on many occasions. Enough to make Matthieu Delormeau, a big fan of Formula 1, ask questions…
The season is only halfway or almost, but it already seems over for Charles Leclerc. 7th in the drivers’ standings and 7th this Sunday in Hungary, the spearhead of Ferrari seems far from the best cars for the moment. So inevitably, the exchanges with his team are becoming more and more tense, the proof:
???? Charles Leclerc on the radio:
– Charles: “Strategy like that doesn’t make sense.”
– Xavi: “Okay understood. We’ll discuss it at the end.”
– Charles: “What do you mean by the end?”
– Xavi: “We’re on it, ok!”
The good atmosphere at Ferrari once again… pic.twitter.com/rYecBakOb1
— Off Track (@OffTrack_FR) July 23, 2023
After the race, it was again a Leclerc who was graying mine who explained what was (again) missed in the face of the press:
I felt pretty good during the first stint. We were managing the tires well, I was quite confident because I was able to stay in contact with the Mercedes in front of me. Unfortunately, we made a pit stop that was too slow, which caused us to lose a lot of positions. I passed behind Stroll, I had to attack from the start with the hard tyres, whereas these rubbers require you to start slowly and gradually increase the speed.
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I passed Stroll and then I stayed behind Sainz because I had given everything in the tyres. In the last stint, I caught Oscar (Piastri), but it wasn’t enough. In addition, I had 5 seconds penalty. It’s clearly my fault. A top 5 would have been possible if we had done everything perfectly, but the top 4 was too fast.
Matthieu Delormeau questions the future of Charles Leclerc
A clearly disturbing situation, which did not fail to make Matthieu Delormeau react. Very big follower of F1, and fan of Leclerc, the former columnist of TPMP asked the question that annoys his followers: should the driver consider a future far from the Scuderia? At the time these lines are written, they are 75% to think so…
Charles Leclerc is living a nightmare at Ferrari! Should he extend his contract in your opinion or leave? ???? #F1
— Matthieu Delormeau (@Mdelormeau) July 23, 2023
If it is still premature to estimate that the adventure between Charles Leclerc and Ferrari is seriously faltering, it is legitimate to wonder about the future of this collaboration. The 25-year-old driver seems increasingly frustrated, and each missed weekend adds to this feeling. A situation to watch closely, as Matthieu Delormeau has clearly identified…
2023-07-23 19:20:18
#declaration #Matthieu #Delormeau #cash #Charles #Leclerc
