In the latest development, Charles Leclerc crashed out of the Spanish GP qualification in Q1! The season just gets worse for the Ferrari star with every Grand Prix as the Monegasque had the worst qualifying session since Monaco 2019.
In a track where the Ferrari driver was on the pole last year, he had to go out of the qualification as he finished the session in P1 this time, leaving fans to experts scratching their heads.
Despite extracting out ten laps, Leclerc could only manage 1:14.709, which was over two-hundredths of a second slower than P15. The 25-year-old is now sandwiched between two Williams of Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant.
Fans react in shock as arguably the best qualifier crashes out
The F1 Twitter shared their reactions as Charles Leclerc, one of the fastest drivers on the grid and regarded as the best qualifier on the grid, was out.
Given below are some of the reactions taken from Twitter:
The username @davantegoat reflected on how the nightmare of the season continues for Leclerc.
Softizzah brought out how a Ferrari fan feels in the George Russell context.
TDM shared how he feels seeing the Ferrari star being out in Q1.
Leclerc on his Q1 exit in Barcelona
The Monegasque driver spoke to Sky Sports as he was out. He said that he couldn’t make it to Q2, “I don’t have the answers for now. The only thing I can say is the left-hand corners were undrivable.”
“The right-hand corners… the feeling was very similar to this morning. There’s just something off in the left-hand corners that we have to analyze and understand,” concluded the 25-year-old, who headed to the Medical Centre following the qualification exit.
Contrastingly, Carlos Sainz found himself in the top row in his home race. Fending off the fantastic Lando Norris in a McLaren, the Spanish driver cemented his start alongside the pole sitter Max Verstappen on Sunday.
This makes a bitter-sweet situation for the Prancing Horse as they potentially have a podium in their hands, while Leclerc looks far off from a point finish. All in all, the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix is promising to be exciting.
