“Mistake is easily made here”– Max Verstappen doesn’t want Charles Leclerc to be stripped of pole start

Tanish Chachra | 23/05/2021
"Mistake is easily made here"– Max Verstappen doesn't want Charles Leclerc to be stripped of pole start

“Mistake is easily made here”– Max Verstappen believes that Charles Leclerc is innocent and doesn’t want FIA to stip him off his advantage.

Charles Leclerc had a lucky day, as he managed to get the pole position start ahead of the Sunday race, despite crashing in Q3. However, it is also assumed that either Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz would have taken that position if things would have remained normal.

Verstappen, who was initially infuriated with the crash, later calmed his nerves and congratulated Leclerc for his achievement when he reached the pitlane.

When asked whether Leclerc shall be punished for his crash, Verstappen absolutely rejected the idea and said that he believes in the Monegasque’s innocence.

“No, it makes a difference if someone does it consciously, but that was not the case here. We all push and a mistake is easily made here,” said Verstappen.

Charles Leclerc backs his innocence.

According to Leclerc, he didn’t play any mind games to remain at the top of the grid on Sunday, as he mentions that if it was deliberate, the crash wouldn’t be so hard.

“If I did it on purpose, I would certainly crash less hard. Now I have to see if I actually start at the front,” said Leclerc. In the end, Leclerc remained lucky, as his gearbox didn’t take any significant damage, which might have relegated him to some other row.

Though, another inspection will be made on his car on Sunday morning.

Post Edited By: Tanish Chachra
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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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