After the Belgian Grand Prix, according to Charles Leclerc, is when he finally realised his chances of winning the Formula 1 world championship were gone.
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The Ferrari driver had a strong start to the season, winning two of the first three races to take the early lead in the championship. But as the season went on, Max Verstappen gradually pulled away thanks to Red Bull’s quick recovery, a slew of reliability issues, blunders from his team, and his own conduct. Although Leclerc claims he still had hope of continuing the fight up until Verstappen’s complete dominance of the Spa weekend, his hopes eventually evaporated. In that race, the Dutchman led home teammate Sergio Perez for a Red Bull 1-2, demonstrating that he was in a league of his own.
Leclerc remarked, when asked about the precise moment he realised winning the championship was out of the question, “Many people assume that this moment is the French Grand Prix, but for me it was in Spa. “Over the summer break, I still thought we had a chance to compete all the way to the end. The Belgian Grand Prix followed, marking the first weekend of the season in which Red Bull’s pace was undeniably superior. After that weekend, I believed it would be extremely challenging to maintain our prospects of winning the world title.
Leclerc claims he and his team have a thorough understanding of the crucial areas that need to be improved in an exclusive interview describing the highs and lows of the 2022 campaign. At the moment, I think our tyre management, communication, strategy, and reliability, which was a challenge we had to manage in the first half of the season, are the areas where we need to improve, he said.
“I think we’ve improved our strategy and communication, especially over the last few races. I have observed the advancements made by the team in these areas. Because the right decisions can be less obvious in some races, it wasn’t very obvious. “We still need to make some strides in terms of tyre management. On this front, Red Bull has improved, particularly in challenging environments like Suzuka. In conclusion, we are aware of what we are lacking, and I am already observing progress on several fronts.
