On Saturday, Charles Leclerc got the pole position, then protected by the second half obtained by Sainz. At the departure of Mexican GP race, Leclerc was involved in a contact with the home hero's Red Bull Czech Perez. Nevertheless, the Monegasque managed to get on the podium of Mexico City.
Leclerc takes third place in the race in Mexico
After theunexpected but extraordinary pole position obtained from Charles Leclerc in Saturday's qualifying, the Monegasque he said he was focused about the race. A a far from smooth start to the race, the one in Mexico for Leclerc, who is found when the traffic lights go out flanked by the two Red Bull single-seaters. At turn 1 however, Perez swerves, regardless of the presence of the Ferrari, going to touch.
La single-seater number #16 comes out of contact with thedamaged front wing, but still manages to continue the race behind the new leader, Max Verstappen. After the restart of the race, suspended to repair the barriers where he went to impact Magnussen, Leclerc finds himself at defend second position from a hungry one Hamilton.
The seven-time world champion shows up and puts pressure on Leclerc, until lap 40, in which Hamilton attacks and overtakes Charles. Leclerc concludes the race in Mexico in third position, finding that podium where he had been private last week after the disqualification.
“We suffered at the restart”
In the usual ones post-race interviews, is asked Charles Leclerc what it feels like to fight with the home hero. The driver of the red one is aimed directly at Mexican fans And he says: "Honestly I couldn't go anywhere, I found myself in the middle between the two Red Bulls and there was contact, that's life".
Leclerc he then continues by admitting that he obtained the best possible result in the race of Mexico. "From our part we achieved the best possible result, obviously I feel sorry for Checo, I have not done it on purpose“. When asked what his feelings were following the red flag, the driver of the Classic Ferrari for sale replies: “We suffered a bit with the hard tires after the restart, while Lewis was faster. Today they were simply better than us, that's how it went".
