Leclerc should have been penalized according to Helmut Marko
During the qualifications, Charles Leclerc was called to the weigh-in, but missed the call before being brought back by his team. This mistake was grounds for a penalty according to Helmut Marko.
This Saturday, during the qualifications, Charles Leclerc was unbeatable. However, the Monegasque made a small mistake, not on the track, but in the pits. during the second session, he was called for weighing but missed the call. His team, who was paying attention, pointed it out to him and brought him back to the mandatory check-up.
If Charles Leclerc was not penalized because the situation was rectified, Red Bull’s young driver program director, Helmut Marko, believes that the poleman should have been sanctioned.
« He passed it (the control zone), stated Helmut Marko during an interview for ORF television channel. They didn’t change the car, but according to the regulations, there should have been a penalty. I don’t wish it upon him because he had so much bad luck in Monte-Carlo, but I don’t think we can say that bringing back the car would have resolved the offense.
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The Ferrari driver will indeed start from pole position for his home Grand Prix, ahead of his teammate and the two Red Bulls, who will start from the second row.
