Verstappen thinks the French GP was fatal for Charles Leclerc
During the French Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc crashed out of the lead. According to Max Verstappen, this accident was the turning point of the season.
He had a very good start to the season. Charles Leclerc launched 2022 with a victory in Bahrain, a podium in Saudi Arabia, and another success in Australia. Then, he and his rival Max Verstappen engaged in fierce duels for the championship lead.
In France, the pressure exerted by the Dutch driver is such that the Ferrari driver made a mistake. He was in the lead and lost 25 valuable points that the reigning world champion has regained. According to the Red Bull driver, this accident is a turning point in the season.
From that moment on [the French Grand Prix], I said to myself: “Now the title is possible. If we don’t have any bad luck, everything will be fine,” thinks the now double world champion.
From there, we had a very big lead, and I thought to myself “we’re not going to give up”. In fact, it only got better with this race in France.
The rest of the year was marked by the dominance of the Dutchman, who achieved 15 victories throughout the season. A record. He also joined the ranks of Jim Clark and Emerson Fittipaldi in terms of the number of world titles won.
