In Canada it is just dawn but the whole world, and above all the Fantamanagers, have been hanging on to an answer for hours. Will Leclerc have to serve a grid penalty in Montreal?
Leclerc's retirement a Baku he ruined the plans of the Red Army which he certainly didn't expect another zero for Monaco, after that a Barcelona. With turbo number 3 and internal combustion engine gone there were two choices. Use Turbo number 1, with more kilometres, and already engaged in free practice, or get to unit number 4 meeting one penalty of 10 positions to be discounted on the starting grid. The Maranello team would seem to have focused on this option. But what then happens to the Fantasy F1?
What do I risk if I deploy him to Fanta F1?
Point 5 of the regulation of the Fanta F1, relating to the Bonus/Malus of the qualifications, gives us the answer"A driver who takes a grid penalty for any reason (improperty in qualifying or previous race, component change) – and therefore in this case the one that Leclerc would face by mounting the Turbo number 4 – will score 0 (Zero) regardless of the position it is downgraded to.”
But if Leclerc takes Pole but is downgraded by 10 positions and Verstappen is second, he gets the points for Pole? No, and also for this question the qualification regulation helps us: “All other scores remain the same, regardless of position changes.”
So it's better to take Charles to Fanta F1, or not?
We are used to seeing him start from Pole, with no dirty air, chaos, cars to pass. A situation obviously where everyone would like to find themselves, but if you think about it, that's it where you have everything to lose and where you are more likely to climb positions since you can't get over anyone anymore. Victory gives many points, true, but also a podium combined with a series of overtakings.
Leclerc starting from behind would be called to a difficult but not impossible comeback being able to count on one too Fresh Power Unit. In case he should take the penalty and start in the middle of the grid, all that would come of it, that is positions earned compared to the starting one, it would be a booty which would be added to the our Fanta F1 treasure. We have already seen the potential of F1-75, especially if managed by Leclerc. Nobody apart from Red Bull he manages to keep up with them, and arriving in Canada with an unstressed Power Unit can be a bigger plus than getting a pole and then hoping to finish the race. We remember that there is also a bonus for those who overtake the most. And that this could lead the public to vote him as the best Sky pilot.
