Charles Leclerc has once again defended Ferrari’s questionable strategy. Explain to our employees why they have waited so long to change a wheel.
One year after Monaco’s failed podium finish last year, strategy has once again become one of the key questions regarding Ferrari’s race in the principality. Because of a penalty, Charles Leclerc started his home race only from sixth place, unsuccessfully chasing Lewis Hamilton for a long time and waiting for an opportunity to bring the race out of its former rut.
The rain that arrived at the start could have been such an event, but the worst Ferrari came out of the mess. Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were among the last to switch to the pit lane for medium rain tyres, losing their position to Monaco’s George Russell. The fact that he was still sixth was due to the fact that his teammate slid in front of him at Mirabeau.
The question arose as to the reason for the great delay in changing the wheel. It’s Leclerc M4 Sport He explained to his correspondent dám Szeleczky.
“After the first three penalties, we couldn’t do much today. Maybe we could have defended the intermediate tires earlier. But I think we could have gained more than we were losing by staying out.”
“We were waiting for the Safety Car and if it had come we would have gained a lot of positions with it. In such conditions the probability of a Safety Car is high, because when it started to rain most people were on slicks. It doesn’t happen like this now, that is.”
Leclerc explained with a grim face.
Charles Leclerc (Photo: Box Street)British Sky Sports In response to his question, he emphasized that this mistake could not be compared to their tactical mistakes last year for the reasons mentioned above.
“We’ve made mistakes in the past with tactics, but I don’t think it was a mistake.”
Red Bull boss Christian Horner admitted after the race that they expected Ferrari to make life more difficult for them in Monaco. Leclerc wasn’t so surprised that it was worse for them than many expected. “Honestly, it’s very difficult to drive in traffic. Our pace is better than what we showed today. But yeah, it is. I couldn’t do more. It was very difficult to drive on water.” It is to explain.
“It’s a disappointing weekend, that’s for sure. I think we did a really good job yesterday, making the most of our group. It wasn’t as good as Aston Martin and Red Bull, but we were close. Unfortunately, we received a three-place penalty for a mistake, and that Shame. Since then, we’ve been a step behind, and that’s it.”
Charles Leclerc (Photo: XPB)When asked if there were any positives to the weekend, Leclerc said: “Timer from yesterday. We did a great job, made the most of it and were close to first place. We don’t have Red Bull and Aston Martin at the moment, but with the innovations coming in the next race, we hope to reduce our disadvantage.”
to caution: “Hopefully we’re going in the right direction, but we’re not expecting a miracle. I just hope I get to try at least one in time.”
