The Ferrari driver started behind championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull, but the two men endured contrasting fortunes. While Verstappen went on to win the race quite comfortably, Leclerc was forced into an early pitstop to remove a visor tear-off.
That compromised his race, and he was always playing catch-up from there on. He only finished in P6 after a five-second penalty for speeding in the pitlane during a late pitstop as Ferrari chased an extra point for the lap’s fastest race, which wasn’t to be.
Summing up a disappointing weekend, the Ferrari driver said:
Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto admitted that Red Bull were in a league of their own at Spa. Ferrari, meanwhile, struggled with tyre degradation throughout the race and failed to compete for the top spot. Their other driver - Carlos Sainz finished third but was almost 27 seconds slower than Verstappen and nine seconds behind the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez.
He added that Ferrari would hope for better performance at the next race at Zandvoort, where they will look for a win. Binotto continued:
Charles Leclerc reflects on another disastrous weekend for Ferrari
After falling further behind in the championship race, Charles Leclerc was quite dejected after the race. Leclerc (186) is now 98 points behind race leader Verstappen and also lost second place to Perez (191).
Admitting that Ferrari lacked pace at Spa, the team needs work to close the gap.
Following the disappointing weekend at Spa, Leclerc’s championship hopes are as good as ever.
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