Charles Leclerc, Ferrari driver, has expressed his regret for the radio messages broadcast during the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he suggested that Ferrari had cost him the victory and the podium. Leclerc, who started from pole position, ultimately finished in a disappointing fourth position, losing ground in the final stage of the race. The Ferrari driver, with only five victories in 27 races from pole position, initially criticized the execution of Ferrari’s race strategy.
I can feel what we discussed before the race… we need to discuss those things before doing them.
Charles Leclerc
We are going to lose this race with these things. We are losing a lot of time.
Charles Leclerc
Leclerc’s prediction came true. He was overtaken by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and then by Mercedes’ George Russell, finishing off the podium. After the race, Leclerc rectified his comments, suggesting that a problem with the car was the cause of his drop in performance.This is incredibly frustrating. We have lost all competitiveness. They just have to listen to me, I would have found a different way to handle those problems. Now it’s simply indomitable. Indomitable. It’s a miracle if we finish on the podium.
Charles Leclerc
Leclerc added that “he spoke too quickly”. He couldn’t detail the problem, but Ferrari identified it after the race.First, I need to retract the words I said on the radio because I thought it came from one thing, but then I got a lot more details since I got out of the car. Actually, it was a problem coming from the chassis and nothing we could have done differently. I started to feel the problem on lap 40 or something like that, and then it got worse, lap after lap after lap, and towards the end we were two seconds off the pace. And the car was simply undrivable.
Charles Leclerc
Leclerc had achieved pole position on Saturday and expressed his frustration with the problem in the race, considering that Ferrari has not been competitive this season.I don’t know yet how it was caused, but we will investigate it… I think it was quite complicated. Otherwise, I probably would have known and been told. But yes, apparently it wasn’t that obvious in the data. However, it can now definitely be confirmed that there was a problem.
Charles Leclerc
Leclerc went on to say that he believes they were on course to win the race, but the last stint was a disaster when he started having a problem with the chassis.This was a problem and it’s an outlier. It should never happen again. I mean, I’m still very disappointed. We had a chance this year to win a race, which I think was this weekend. The first stint was perfect. The first laps of the second stint were also very good.
Charles Leclerc
