F1 News: Charles Leclerc Hits Out At Ferrari In Rare Outspoken Moment – “I Don’t Agree With The Team”
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Charles Leclerc has spoken out on his disappointing qualifying session for the Canadian Grand Prix, hitting out at his Ferrari team for going against his tyre choice in the changeable conditions.
The session today flipped between wet and dry and those who read the track conditions best obviously qualified in a better position due to being able to get their flying lap times in at the right moment.
Leclerc was eliminated during Q2 and will start tomorrow from eleventh position on the grid. Q2 started with a dry track and very quickly became wet with the heavy rainfall, so it was imperative to get a flying lap in on slicks before transferring to the intermediates.
Fans could hear the Monegasque driver say to his team that he needed to pit straight away for slick tyres, however, the team instructed him to stay out to get a time under his belt and then pit later on. Speaking to the media after the session, the disgruntled driver spoke out on his disagreement with the team. He explained:
“This time it wasn’t hard to read that it was a dry track. I said that on the out lap. I don’t know why we stayed with intermediates on a dry track.
“We went on slicks when it started to rain. It was supposed to be an easy session, so I don’t agree with the team.”
Leclerc will be starting ahead of Sergio Perez who encountered a similar situation with tyre management. Max Verstappen starts from pole position and Leclerc’s Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz is due to start from eighth, although he is being investigated by the stewards for possible impeding Pierre Gasly.