Three races in Formula 1, two retirements and one missed start. Charles’s balance sheet Leclerc in the home race it is not at all positive, and the Ferrari driver has every intention of putting an end to that negative streak. It is not only a question of Monegasque pride, but also of the classification: Max Verstappen has completed the operation-overtaking at the top and now leads with a six-point advantage. For his part, Leclerc is counting on that single lap speed that allowed him to start from pole position on four out of six occasions in 2022. If he did five, 99% of the work would be done. As long as he takes the car intact to the pits after qualifying, he understands, and therefore avoids disastrous accidents from a race perspective, such as the one in 2021.
#Leclerc: “I think we have been competitive on every track this year, we have a good package. Our strength on Red Bull is the slow corners. there are surprises “# F1 #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/uR5QDD2WJh
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“I think we have been competitive on every track this year, we have a good package. Our strong point on Red Bulls are the slow corners. In 2021, however, with a non-competitive car we were in front here, it is not certain that there are no surprises“Said the Ferrari driver at the press conference. “Monaco is the place where I grew up and seeing the city evolve slowly as the Grand Prix arrives is special. This weekend my family and friends will be here watching the race from the balconies. Of course, winning at home would be a great satisfaction. If there is a chance to do it, I will be happy. The pace we showed in Barcelona was very good, as were the flying lap speed and tire management. I’ve never finished a race here, so I hope to do it this year. In general, the curves have been our strong point compared to Red Bull. Maybe we will have some surprises with the other teams fighting up there“.
There curse of Monte Carlo for Leclerc began in 2017, when he went to pole but in Race-1 he was betrayed by the suspension and in Race-2 by an electrical fault. In 2018, his debut season in Formula 1, his Sauber went without brakes. It has not gone better, for now, with Ferrari: a strategic error in qualifying, a desperate attempt to recover and damage to the fund that led him to retire in 2019, and the crash in qualifying at the Piscine (2021) which precluded him from almost a victory. certain.
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