A gamble that didn’t work. Charles Leclerc cherished the possibility of finishing the Turkish Grand Prix on the first step of the podium, but the strategy studied during construction with the pit wall did not pay off.
Leclerc played almost the entire race in third position, always having Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in his sights, but when it came to choosing whether to enter the pits 20 laps from the end, and thus be satisfied with third place, or risk the gamble and try everything, the Monegasque was enticed by the second option.
Leclerc remained on track with worn intermediate tires while Bottas, Verstappen and Perez had already made the pit to mount new green Pirelli. Charles thus found himself momentarily in first position, but the performance offered by the new tires allowed the Finn from Mercedes to have an easy life and overtake him without particular problems.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF21
Photo by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images
Having evaporated the illusion of victory, Leclerc entered the pits on lap 47 and then returned to the track ahead of Perez but the new intermediates did not immediately offer an optimal level of grip and Charles thus saw the third step of the podium vanish.
At the end of the race, the Monegasque appeared disappointed with a result that in any case does not cancel an important performance. Leclerc, in fact, managed to do well despite an unloaded set-up that did not go well with the precarious grip conditions offered by the track.
Charles explained why he decided to delay the pit. The will, both of the driver and of the team, was to reach the end of the race without stopping, but the anomalous behavior offered by the intermediates made everything complicated.
“We tried until the end. These intermediates worked in a very strange way because when most of the riders made the stop we were able to lap faster for the first 7-8 laps after the stop ”.
“We thought it might not have been necessary to stop, but after this time, the graining was eliminated and the new mid-layers guaranteed superior performance. We stopped because we were wasting too much time, but by now it was too late because then I accused of graining on the new tires ”.
Immediately after the break, a Leclerc was expected to be able to defend himself without problems from Perez, but the graining at the rear put the Monegasque in crisis.
“When I got out of the garage I felt that I had little rear grip. When I also had graining on the front, the situation was balanced, but I was now more than 5 seconds behind Perez ”.
Despite the disappointment for a vanished podium in the final, Leclerc nevertheless spoke of a competitive Ferrari on the asphalt of Istanbul Park.
“It was certainly a very competitive car in the first stint, while in the second I cannot give an opinion because the tires were not in the ideal condition. It was a positive weekend in general, but the end of the race left me disappointed ”.
A gamble that didn’t work. Charles Leclerc cherished the possibility of finishing the Turkish Grand Prix on the first step of the podium, but the strategy studied during construction with the pit wall did not pay off.
Leclerc played almost the entire race in third position, always having Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in his sights, but when it came to choosing whether to enter the pits 20 laps from the end, and thus be satisfied with third place, or risk the gamble and try everything, the Monegasque was enticed by the second option.
Leclerc remained on track with worn intermediate tires while Bottas, Verstappen and Perez had already made the pit to mount new green Pirelli. Charles thus found himself momentarily in first position, but the performance offered by the new tires allowed the Finn from Mercedes to have an easy life and overtake him without particular problems.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF21
Photo by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images
Having evaporated the illusion of victory, Leclerc entered the pits on lap 47 and then returned to the track ahead of Perez but the new intermediates did not immediately offer an optimal level of grip and Charles thus saw the third step of the podium vanish.
At the end of the race, the Monegasque appeared disappointed with a result that in any case does not cancel an important performance. Leclerc, in fact, managed to do well despite an unloaded set-up that did not go well with the precarious grip conditions offered by the track.
Charles explained why he decided to delay the pit. The will, both of the driver and of the team, was to reach the end of the race without stopping, but the anomalous behavior offered by the intermediates made everything complicated.
“We tried until the end. These intermediates worked in a very strange way because when most of the riders made the stop we were able to lap faster for the first 7-8 laps after the stop ”.
“We thought it might not have been necessary to stop, but after this time, the graining was eliminated and the new mid-layers guaranteed superior performance. We stopped because we were wasting too much time, but by now it was too late because then I accused of graining on the new tires ”.
Immediately after the break, a Leclerc was expected to be able to defend himself without problems from Perez, but the graining at the rear put the Monegasque in crisis.
“When I got out of the garage I felt that I had little rear grip. When I also had graining on the front, the situation was balanced, but I was now more than 5 seconds behind Perez ”.
Despite the disappointment for a vanished podium in the final, Leclerc nevertheless spoke of a competitive Ferrari on the asphalt of Istanbul Park.
“It was certainly a very competitive car in the first stint, while in the second I cannot give an opinion because the tires were not in the ideal condition. It was a positive weekend in general, but the end of the race left me disappointed ”.
A gamble that didn’t work. Charles Leclerc cherished the possibility of finishing the Turkish Grand Prix on the first step of the podium, but the strategy studied during construction with the pit wall did not pay off.
Leclerc played almost the entire race in third position, always having Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in his sights, but when it came to choosing whether to enter the pits 20 laps from the end, and thus be satisfied with third place, or risk the gamble and try everything, the Monegasque was enticed by the second option.
Leclerc remained on track with worn intermediate tires while Bottas, Verstappen and Perez had already made the pit to mount new green Pirelli. Charles thus found himself momentarily in first position, but the performance offered by the new tires allowed the Finn from Mercedes to have an easy life and overtake him without particular problems.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF21
Photo by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images
Having evaporated the illusion of victory, Leclerc entered the pits on lap 47 and then returned to the track ahead of Perez but the new intermediates did not immediately offer an optimal level of grip and Charles thus saw the third step of the podium vanish.
At the end of the race, the Monegasque appeared disappointed with a result that in any case does not cancel an important performance. Leclerc, in fact, managed to do well despite an unloaded set-up that did not go well with the precarious grip conditions offered by the track.
Charles explained why he decided to delay the pit. The will, both of the driver and of the team, was to reach the end of the race without stopping, but the anomalous behavior offered by the intermediates made everything complicated.
“We tried until the end. These intermediates worked in a very strange way because when most of the riders made the stop we were able to lap faster for the first 7-8 laps after the stop ”.
“We thought it might not have been necessary to stop, but after this time, the graining was eliminated and the new mid-layers guaranteed superior performance. We stopped because we were wasting too much time, but by now it was too late because then I accused of graining on the new tires ”.
Immediately after the break, a Leclerc was expected to be able to defend himself without problems from Perez, but the graining at the rear put the Monegasque in crisis.
“When I got out of the garage I felt that I had little rear grip. When I also had graining on the front, the situation was balanced, but I was now more than 5 seconds behind Perez ”.
Despite the disappointment for a vanished podium in the final, Leclerc nevertheless spoke of a competitive Ferrari on the asphalt of Istanbul Park.
“It was certainly a very competitive car in the first stint, while in the second I cannot give an opinion because the tires were not in the ideal condition. It was a positive weekend in general, but the end of the race left me disappointed ”.
A gamble that didn’t work. Charles Leclerc cherished the possibility of finishing the Turkish Grand Prix on the first step of the podium, but the strategy studied during construction with the pit wall did not pay off.
Leclerc played almost the entire race in third position, always having Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in his sights, but when it came to choosing whether to enter the pits 20 laps from the end, and thus be satisfied with third place, or risk the gamble and try everything, the Monegasque was enticed by the second option.
Leclerc remained on track with worn intermediate tires while Bottas, Verstappen and Perez had already made the pit to mount new green Pirelli. Charles thus found himself momentarily in first position, but the performance offered by the new tires allowed the Finn from Mercedes to have an easy life and overtake him without particular problems.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF21
Photo by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images
Having evaporated the illusion of victory, Leclerc entered the pits on lap 47 and then returned to the track ahead of Perez but the new intermediates did not immediately offer an optimal level of grip and Charles thus saw the third step of the podium vanish.
At the end of the race, the Monegasque appeared disappointed with a result that in any case does not cancel an important performance. Leclerc, in fact, managed to do well despite an unloaded set-up that did not go well with the precarious grip conditions offered by the track.
Charles explained why he decided to delay the pit. The will, both of the driver and of the team, was to reach the end of the race without stopping, but the anomalous behavior offered by the intermediates made everything complicated.
“We tried until the end. These intermediates worked in a very strange way because when most of the riders made the stop we were able to lap faster for the first 7-8 laps after the stop ”.
“We thought it might not have been necessary to stop, but after this time, the graining was eliminated and the new mid-layers guaranteed superior performance. We stopped because we were wasting too much time, but by now it was too late because then I accused of graining on the new tires ”.
Immediately after the break, a Leclerc was expected to be able to defend himself without problems from Perez, but the graining at the rear put the Monegasque in crisis.
“When I got out of the garage I felt that I had little rear grip. When I also had graining on the front, the situation was balanced, but I was now more than 5 seconds behind Perez ”.
Despite the disappointment for a vanished podium in the final, Leclerc nevertheless spoke of a competitive Ferrari on the asphalt of Istanbul Park.
“It was certainly a very competitive car in the first stint, while in the second I cannot give an opinion because the tires were not in the ideal condition. It was a positive weekend in general, but the end of the race left me disappointed ”.