And four single-seaters powered by Ferrari. While Charles Leclerc’s weekend went perfectly until the start of the Grand Prix. The race was purely nightmarish for the Monegasque.<\/p>\n
After a mediocre start where he lost his first place, snatched away in the most beautiful way on Saturday, against a determined Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc must once again face the facts: his F1-75 is very fast and perfectly suited to his driving, but it sorely lacks reliability.<\/p>\n
The lead driver of Scuderia Ferrari exits Baku in third place in the drivers’ World Championship, trailing Perez by 19 points and Verstappen by 38 points.<\/p>\n
If his mindset remains positive and determined, and his motivation intact, we may wonder how long it will last? It will be imperative to achieve a double win at the Gilles Villeneuve circuit.<\/p>\n
With a more manageable single-seater and a circuit he enjoys, Pierre Gasly has managed to be convincing. And it’s a real joy to see him at the forefront.<\/p>\n
Always in the lead group during practice sessions, the Frenchman achieves his best qualification of the year by securing the sixth position.<\/p>\n
A solid and daring race allowed him to finish in fifth place. Making a beautiful overtaking move on Daniel Ricciardo, he showed authority to prevent himself from being overtaken right after his impressive maneuver.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, he missed a set of hard tires to cover Mercedes’ strategy during the deployment of the second virtual safety car, so he couldn’t do anything to counter Lewis Hamilton’s comeback.<\/p>\n
On his side, Esteban Ocon was stuck in a midfield pack with very similar performances.<\/p>\n
His Alpine is not the most efficient, and in order to counter their opponents, the drivers had to choose to drive with little aerodynamic support.<\/p>\n
This strategy gave them an advantage in straight lines, but in turns, the handling was more complicated.<\/p>\n
With great skill, the Normandy driver managed to secure a very impressive 10th place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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