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Charles Leclerc, Formula One driver

Charles Leclerc, Formula One driver

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Sometimes speed in Formula 1 backfires. And you can be such a good pilot that you end up unnoticed. This happened to Charles Leclerc In the Circuit of the Americas, from suffered from syndrome Carlos Sainz When the Spaniard raced for McLaren.

Blinking under anonymity

Monaco pilot Ferrari He completed one of the best weekends in the US since landing at Gran Circo back in 2018. He qualified fourth in SF21 and held the position during 56 laps of the Grand Prix, even chasing the podium with a car not designed for such a feat. however, Leclerc never focused on TV. what the subject is about?

Not being featured by FOM doesn’t mean she starred in Secret Weekend. In fact, quite the opposite. We’ve already seen it with Carlos Sainz In the 2019 and 2020 seasons, when he upgraded McLaren into unimaginable situations, and as a bonus, it got a few seconds of media attention.

Fasting can be boring and even more so if you are in a no-man’s-land. this is the reason Leclerc hasn’t even appeared in the official F1 summary Some of the best moments from the US Grand Prix:It was a very good race, the speed was very good and every lap was a qualifying lapThe 24-year-old pilot said after completing the US test.

Monaco rolled throughout their singles career, and he was eight seconds behind Sergio Perez and surpass it Daniel Ricciardo In 24 seconds:I tried to maximize everything and we never felt threatened. For a moment I thought the platform was possible. I gave it allCharles added.

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Despite his few appearances on air, Leclerc’s performance was one of his best solo performances since he was in F1. Had it not been for the Russian deluge, the young Ferrari pearl would have finished every race in the top five since the Dutch Grand Prix. And in the classification the numbers are better: Charles beats teammate Sainz 13-4 Saturday, and is ranked sixth in the World Cup with 128 points.

Leclerc’s positive dynamics could continue for the remaining five races of the championship, and we’ll see if the driver is invisible to FOM.

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