Charles Leclerc has landed himself in hot waters after he crashed out in the Miami GP qualification. Despite this, team principal Frederic Vasseur has kept his faith in the star driver and called for things to cool down.
For the second qualification in a row, the Monegasque hit the barrier and brought a premature end to the final session of the day. But Vasseur wasn’t ready to yell at his driver but handle things internally.
A crash in Baku, a crash yesterday, a crash today.
Vasseur: “Yeah but on the other hand you told me after the quali in Baku that he was the superstar. We have to calm down a little bit.”#MiamiGP
— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) May 6, 2023
Speaking to Sky Germany, the new Ferrari boss showcased his calm nature when handling media, as seen with his recent interaction. As the Frenchman was asked to comment on the recent mishaps by the 25-year-old, Vasseur made sure he has enough support for the Baku pole sitter.
According to tami on Twitter, Vasseur was asked to open up after the series of crashes in Baku, in Free Practice, and now in Q3 in Miami. Upon hearing this, the Prancing Horse honcho fired back and told them it was the media who called Leclerc a “superstar” after back-to-back pole positions in Baku.
Leclerc disappointed in himself
Pushing for a pole position in Miami, all Leclerc found was the barrier at Sector 1. As he tries to forget what happened on Saturday, he talked to the media after the conclusion of the session.
Speaking at the post-qualifying interview, the Monegasque driver said that he was disappointed with himself. He was disappointed for putting himself in a position where he had to try out an aggressive setup, but he found the wall at the end of the day.
We take a look at what caused Charles Leclerc’s Q3 session ending crash in Miami 💥 pic.twitter.com/Ns52F5Ovxs
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) May 6, 2023
Furthermore, the Ferrari driver shared as per The Race that he doesn’t want to be at the level that he’s in right now. Admittedly, a level where he goes out off the track twice in a single weekend.
Qualification strong point for Leclerc
Charles Leclerc, or the master of pole position, has lately revealed that the pole is his strong point in F1. As a matter of fact, the Prancing Horse star is indeed very strong with the one-lap showdown, instead of the whole race.
As per statistics, Leclerc has won just over 21% of the races where he took pole positions. Speaking on this, the 25-year-old said, “Qualifying is my strong point. And obviously, I am taking more risks in Q3. That pays off nine times out of 10.”
As things stand, Charles Leclerc will start the Miami race from P7. He has to do a lot of hard work if he wants to retain his podium from Baku. This is because he’s got his teammate, a Haas, an Alpine, and a Mercedes ahead of him.
