Ferrari System 1 driver Charles Leclerc has positioned the blame on himself after a late spin within the Miami Grand Prix price him a podium end.
The Monegasque driver had simply misplaced third place to McLaren’s Oscar Piastri when he went to overhaul the Australian, however he spun out as he pushed to make the transfer. Whereas he prevented a large crash, he did clip the wall and misplaced additional positions to George Russell and Max Verstappen.
“The harm was important. To let you know precisely what was the harm, I am not so certain,” Leclerc advised Motorsport.com and different media after the race.
“I am fairly certain there was a puncture, there was most likely some suspension harm as properly, as I could not actually flip to the fitting anymore. So yeah, I am very dissatisfied with myself. It is all on me and it is a mistake.
“I clearly must look as a result of with these automobiles, you all the time have the query mark of how a lot it deploys and contemplating it was the final lap, possibly there was a bit extra out of that nook as you simply want to complete the lap with that quantity of vitality. However that is not an excuse in any method. It is all on me and it is not acceptable. So I want to take a look at that.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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When requested if the second was frustration-fuelled from earlier complaints over the workforce radio about pit technique, Leclerc added: “No, I used to be very calm really. I used to be very calm. I needed to get the overtake from Oscar in that final lap. Therefore why I did not make his life too troublesome earlier than the final nook for him to overhaul me.
“I used to be comparatively calm within the automobile. In fact, I pushed like an animal in Flip 3. More often than not this 12 months, it went by means of. I’ve had fairly a couple of battles this 12 months, however this time it did not. I am dissatisfied with myself.”
Leclerc is at the moment beneath investigation for doubtlessly leaving the observe a number of occasions and gaining a bonus, driving with an unsafe automobile, and for inflicting a collision with Russell.
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