Charles Leclerc had a disastrous qualifying session at the Spanish GP on Saturday as he only managed to qualify 19th. While his qualifying was bad enough, fans are now also worried as reports have emerged about him visiting the medical center.
Several have suggested online that the Monegasque visited the medical center for a routine anti-doping test. Even though these tests are routine in F1, it has still gotten his fans worried. Several of them are concerned about why would he be tested for doping in the first place.
“What???”: Fans worried as rumors emerge of Leclerc being tested for doping
On reading speculations that Charles Leclerc was brought in for an anti-doping test, several fans such as Karla reacted with shock as they stated, “What???”
What ???
— Karla ~ TAMPA 4/14 -✨🕰🕯🫶🏻 (@karla2783) June 3, 2023
Meanwhile, several other fans such as Rahat were relieved to hear that nothing had happened to Leclerc.
Thank God my heart almost dropped…
— Rahaf.H.A (@Rahaf_aitch1) June 3, 2023
And then there were some other fans such as Joel who took Leclerc’s visit to the medical center as a fantastic opportunity to mock Ferrari. They joked that the Monegasque was visiting the medical center because of how “sane” he was despite failing to make it to Q2.
antidoping test because they couldn’t believe how sane he stayed after another ferrari disasterclass? 😭
— Joel (@_JoelCFC) June 3, 2023
Charles Leclerc hopes to get back to the front after a horrible qualifying
Despite qualifying all the way back in 19th, Charles Leclerc continues to be optimistic. In his post-qualifying interview, the Monegasque explained (as quoted by Ferrari News) that he still has the possibility to get to the front in the main race. Leclerc believes that while starting 19th would undoubtedly be difficult, a good strategy could help him recover well.
As for his qualifying performance, Leclerc was extremely downbeat. The 25-year-old stated (as quoted by motorsportweek.com) that he did not have any answers for his poor performance. He stated that he will need to check the data as he felt something strange with the car.
Leclerc ended his remarks about his disastrous qualifying performance by adding, “We were just completely slow. I was not even that surprised when they told me I was out of Q1.” The 25-year-old’s remarks clearly seem to suggest that Ferrari still lack pace as compared to the frontrunners.
