VIDEO. Formula 1: Charles Leclerc on pole in Monaco to defeat the Indian sign?
Charles Leclerc takes part in his fourth Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday May 29. A home race for the Monegasque which never succeeds. Charles Leclerc is on pole, will he be able to reverse the trend tomorrow?
This season, Charles Leclerc finally seems armed with his Ferrari to offer Max Verstappen a worthy opponent for the race for the drivers’ world championship. The Monegasque is currently eight points behind the Dutchman following his retirement last weekend at Barcelona. Tomorrow he sets off for the fourth time on the Monaco track, a home circuit that never smiles on him.
2018, a frustrated first
In 2018; The one who is announced as one of the future greats of his sport, is participating in his first season in Formula 1 with Sauber. He starts from 14th place on the grid, driving a car that perhaps cannot offer better possibilities. Charles Leclerc completes 70 laps for his first but his car is the victim of a brake loss. The Sauber driver then hit Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso) and was forced to retire.
2019, new disillusionment
In 2019, Charles Leclerc is this time at the wheel of the Ferrari. Unfortunately for him, he couldn’t do better than 15th place on the starting grid. He made a good comeback but this time the Monegasque only completed 15 laps before suffering damage following a puncture. Still no checkered flag for the child prodigy.
2021, never two without three
There was no Gp at Moncao in 2020. In 2021, this time, Charles Leclerc is imperial in qualifying and takes pole position. The Ferrari driver is trying to improve his time and during his last test, 18 seconds from the end of qualifying, he makes a mistake at the “pool” corner and breaks his car. The mechanics did no miracles during the night, while he was on pole, Charles Leclerc did not take the start.
2022, defeat the Indian sign
Charles Leclerc presents himself to Monaco with revenge, he who would like to conclude for the first time (including in F2) the race on his land. In qualifying, he is threatened by Sergio Pérez (RedBull) but does not tremble. He again took pole position, the second in a row. This time he does not hitch his car, unlike Sergio Pérez and Carlos Sainz. The RedBull pilot picks up in the bend which precedes the tunnel, Leclerc’s teammate reacts too late and catches him. A turbulent end to qualifying. Will Charles Leclec manage to take the checkered flag tomorrow?
Two weeks ago, Charles Leclerc even broke Niki Lauda’s legendary 1974 car during the Monaco Historic Grand Prix. When it doesn’t want…
Charles Leclerc damaged Niki Lauda’s mythical Ferrari 312 B3 (70s) in a demonstration lap at #Monaco. Every time I see a driver driving one of these vintage vehicles, I fear that this kind of disaster will occur. #GrandPrixMonacoHistorique #F1 pic.twitter.com/GToVYLNAw7
— Sylvain Dubé ud83cuddfaud83cudde6 (@syldube47) May 15, 2022