Charles Leclerc fought arduous on the Las Vegas Grand Prix, ranging from ninth on the grid and pushing aggressively by overtakes, managing his race tempo and tires. Regardless of his sturdy efficiency, he might solely end sixth underneath the checkered flag. The disqualification of the 2 McLarens added to the frustration, as Charles Leclerc’s remaining fourth place might simply have been a podium end. After penalties to Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the hole between the Italian and the Monegasque was simply 190 thousandths of a second.
Leclerc doesn’t conceal his frustration
Chatting with Canal+, Charles Leclerc overtly admitted his disappointment: “I believe it was one in every of my finest performances of the 12 months by way of overtakes and aggression. The end result was compromised as a result of Oscar was in Kimi’s DRS zone, which made issues far more difficult as we have been dropping an excessive amount of downforce. So sure, it’s irritating, however I loved taking dangers to overhaul. With the technique, although, I really feel we took a step again, a bit an excessive amount of. We misplaced a couple of positions that price us dearly within the second stint, making it harder.”
Charles Leclerc was candid about his effort: “I don’t wish to say it, however right this moment I gave every part. Dropping a place by only a tenth is irritating. Possibly we might have finished one thing with the engine… I don’t know.”
Clarifying the beginning with Fernando Alonso
On the finish of the race, Charles Leclerc additionally clarified the early-race incident with Fernando Alonso: “I advised him that at the beginning it was powerful as a result of we touched, I used to be on the skin. From what he replied, it appears it was Liam pushing everybody. However that’s okay.” – the Monegasque driver concluded.
Fourth place and twelve factors are higher than sixth, however when you already know third was inside attain – and while you’ve simply delivered one in every of your drives of the season – it nonetheless seems like two factors misplaced moderately than ten gained. One other weekend, one other dose of Ferrari frustration for Charles Leclerc.
Nov 23, 2025
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