Not a bad weekend for Charles Leclerc in Miami. The Monegasque immediately found the feeling with the car, managing to finish second in the sprint race e third in the grand prix Sunday. The Monegasque has repaid the fantasy coaches who believed in him in the last pre-Europe weekend. Let's hear Leclerc's words after the Miami GP.
Charles' performance in the Miami GP
Turbulent start for Charles Leclerc in Miami. The Monegasque it starts badly from the second pitch, being overtaken by Sainz and Perez. However, the number 11 goes wide in turn 1, forcing the Spaniard to slow down and leaving the way clear for Leclerc. A matter of a few laps and la McLaren by Oscar Piastri surprises the number 16 at the end of the last straight.
Continuing in third place, Leclerc began to feel bad with the tires around lap 10, complaining of graining at the rear. Having stopped in the pits on lap 20 to put on hard tyre, he returns to the track in sixth position, passing Hamilton on the outside after a great braking. The number 16 then continued unchallenged third position.
Leclerc's words after the race
So he expressed himself Leclerc after the Miami GP: “It was very complicated at the start: Checo was on the inside, and I didn't get off to a great start. As soon as I released the clutch I skated. I thought we would all touch each other at the first turn but luckily that didn't happen. Even today we were missing a bit of pace, and we had bad luck with the timing of the safety car which wasn't great, given that we had older tires than everyone in front.” Leclerc then continued by talking about the Norris victory: “I'm very happy for Lando. He deserved the victory, because very often he came very close without succeeding. He was on point all weekend, right from qualifying. We expected them to be strong but not this much. Now it's up to us to take them back with updates."
