Singapore.- Monegasque charles leclerc of Ferrari, second in the Formula 1 World Championship, which finished second this Sunday Singapore Grand Prixthe seventeenth in the championship, said at the Marina Bay circuit that “it seems that” they took “a step forward this weekend”, but that he is “frustrated with second place”.
“The pace was good, but at the end the tires overheated. It looks like we took a step forward this weekend, but I’m not happy with my second place,” he said. Leclerc, who started first this Sunday, after signing his seventeenth pole in Formula 1 on Saturday, the ninth of the season; and that adds 237 points, 104 less than the Dutchman Max Verstappen, who by finishing seventh this Sunday, lost his first opportunity to leave the World Cup in Singapore mathematically sentenced.
“At the start I am not sure if I was the one who failed; Or if something else happened. It is something that we will have to analyze, but it is clear that ‘Czech’ (Pérez, a Mexican from Red Bull, who won the race) did very well”, he commented. Leclerc during the official FIA press conference that took place this Sunday at the Marina Bay circuit.
“I knew that they were investigating ‘Checo’ (sanctioned with five seconds for irregularities during the presence of the safety car on the track, a penalty that did not affect his final victory); but once I knew that the advantage I had was greater than those five seconds, given the conditions of the track, I focused on taking the car to the finish line”, he explained. Leclercfive times victorious in the Formula 1of them three this season.
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Leclerc is season he has had a total of nine pole positions, however, he has not been able to capitalize on them in wins this season in the Formula 1, on some occasions due to Ferrari’s errors in strategy, but on others due to mistakes or carelessness by the driver himself. In the last 20 minutes of the Singapore GP, the Monegasque attacked Checo Pérez with everything, but was unable to overtake him against the great defense of the Mexican.
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