Charles Leclerc: “Be more decisive in the team’s choices”

Strategy was the determining element in obtaining victory at the Mexican Grand Prix last Sunday at the Autordomo Hermanos Rodriguez. And once again, Mercedes showed itself more inspired than its great rival to allow Lewis Hamilton to beat Charles Leclerc et Sebastian Vettel yet at the forefront at the start of the race.

If Vettel knew how to defend his point of view with his engineers, Leclerc followed the instructions from the wall, covering Alex's stop Albon as well as Red Bull. Enough to once again lose a real chance of victory.

“The last weekends, the strategy was not good, comments the Monegasque. But I should have, on the radio, asked for something and been more decisive in the choice and tried to help the team make the right decision for my side, which Seb did. So I need to learn from that and hopefully that will happen over time. »

Launched on a two-stop strategy, Charles Leclerc then suffered in his second stint, without really finding a logical explanation. “I didn't feel good with this set of tires, I don't know why. The first set of mids performed much better so we need to understand and analyze that. »

Discover the full report and analysis of the Mexican Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Mexico City, in issue 2240 of AUTOhebdo, available now in digital version and from tomorrow on newsstands.