Charles Leclerc points out the error in strategy

The words of Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc spoke after the Brazilian GP, which ended in fifth place: "The’set-up we decided with the team and we thought it was going in the right direction. Instead è it went in the wrong one for sure. The pace just wasn’t there, we weren’t competitive. In qualifying we were not soì bad with new tires and little fuel".

"In the race on the other hand è it was hard to drive, è it was hard not to make mistakes,” he added.

In the end, looking at all this, we can be happy that we finished ahead of the two McLarens and lost only two points in the Constructors’ Championship. It’ was a great way to limit the damage on a weekend where the McLarens we knew would be very strong. Now we have to put it all together in the last three races of the season“.

"The strategy è was clearly a mistake. In such a race è very difficult not to make mistakes, è very complex for what happens and what canò happen. If we look, only the first three did not make mistakes in strategy. We, on the other hand, went in the wrong direction", he acknowledged.

And again: "We thought we would stop and then be in free air, but the time in and out of the pit lane, in the wet, è was much wider and that put me in Bearman and Hamilton’s traffic. At that point I knew I was going to lose a lot. Then è the Safety Car came and we lost positions. It’ was very difficult“.