Charles Leclerc after his abandonment in Baku: “There, it hurts”

Charles Leclerc was forced to retire at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. So leader in Baku, although the pilots Red Bull had stopped well after him, the Monegasque saw his engine go up in smoke on the 20th lap. This is the second time in three races, after Barcelona, ​​that Charles Leclerc has retired following an engine failure. Leclerc seemed particularly marked after this new setback, which had serious consequences for the championship. “ There words are hard to find, he tells our colleagues at Canal+. It hurts, it's been three weekends in a row (in Monaco, he lost the lead following a strategic error by Ferrari. Editor’s note) so it hurts. I lost power, I don't know what happened. »

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The immense disappointment of Charles Leclerc after the double retirement of the Ferraris in this #AzerbaijanGP 🇦🇿

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With this new zero point, coupled with the abandonment of Sainz and what should be another good performance from Red Bull in Azerbaijan, a dark weekend is looming for the Scuderia and Charles Leclerc. “ How to recover from this? By winning, the next race (next weekend, in Montreal. Editor’s note). The mentality will remain the same. Tomorrow I'm going to try to erase what happened. That's three hard blows. But the motivation is always the same, but now it hurts.«