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Leclerc confronted with statements Verstappen: "It's the way it is"
- GPblog.com
Max Verstappen lashed out at the safety cars in Formula 1 after the Australian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc was confronted with the statements of colleague Verstappen at the press conference. The Ferrari driver chooses his words a little more carefully, but he cannot blame his contemporary.
Leclerc also struggled at Albert Park to keep the tires in the right window under the safety car. The current leader in the world championship was planning to complain on the on-board radio, but in the end he decided not to.
Safety car already on limit
What was the reason for that? "I checked how much the safety car was sliding in the corner and I don't think there was anything more that he could give," says Leclerc. In doing so, he actually indirectly agrees with Verstappen that Aston Martin's safety car is simply not suited to guiding Formula 1 cars. "I didn't want to push too much pressure."
Leclerc also realized that there is little he can do about it. "And yeah, it's the way it is. But yeah, for sure with the cars that we have now it's very difficult to keep the temperatures in the tyres behind the safety car." Virtually the entire field was driving on the hard tire at that point. Especially on the compound with the white cheek, it is extremely difficult to keep the tires at temperature.