Albers critical of Leclerc: "You always see that he becomes too greedy"
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Charles Leclerc lost another race to Max Verstappen in Miami. In the duels between the two in 2022, Leclerc seems to lose each time. Viaplay-analyst and former F1 driver Christijan Albers sees the Monegasque often being just a little too eager.
According to Albers, it is therefore Leclerc's own fault that he did not win the race. After the restart after the safety car the race was reset again and the Ferrari driver had every chance to attack the leader of the race. The moment he had the biggest chance to take the win, he let it slip out of his hands according to Albers.
Leclerc wants it too much
Speaking in the Viaplay studio after the race, the analyst said, "This moment after the safety car was a good opportunity for him to be able to pass Max. He was close and was faster at that moment. With the slipstream and the DRS he had the possibility. But you always see that with Leclerc; that he becomes so greedy that he starts overdriving himself. You saw that in Sector 2."
During qualifying Ferrari was still strongest in that sector, but Albers saw that during the race Red Bull started to gain more and more advantage in those corner combinations: "It came all the way to him [Verstappen]. You just saw that the car was getting faster and faster. Leclerc really needed the safety car to get into the fight a little bit more."