Leclerc has regrets after Montreal: "It was a frustrating weekend"

The result is not as catastrophic that last year in Montreal (double withdrawal in 2024). This time the Ferrari had potential, enough to frustrate even more Charles Leclerc at the finish. 5th, the Monegasque gained three places in the race, but regrets a messy weekend while he remained before this event, on two consecutive podiums.

As is often the case, Leclerc first pointed out his own mistakes, starting with his accident in Free Practice 1, which deprived him of driving on Friday. "It's definitely a frustrating race and a frustrating weekend., he lamented Sunday evening on Canal+. I'm the first one who didn't do the work because we lost the EL1s and EL2s."

Beyond the lack of track time, it was a wasted Q3 that frustrated the Ferrari driver first and foremost. Trapped in the dirty air behind Isack Hadjar, he only managed to qualify in 8th place on the grid. "In qualifying, although you can see that the conditions change by being 200 meters behind Isack, I am in the car and I should not have made this mistake., he admits. [During the race] I put things together, but it wasn't enough because we were starting from behind and that was my mistake."

The Monegasque feels he has not maximized the potential of his car

During the Grand Prix, Leclerc appeared to disagree with his team over strategy and didn't seem to have the final say. Despite this scenario, he didn't overwhelm Ferrari. "I think it's part of the game. Today there were a few more negotiations than desired, but that's how it is. Sometimes there's less, sometimes there's more.

The frustration stems more from the feeling that there seemed to be better things to do this weekend for Ferrari. While for the first time in 2025 neither Verstappen neither McLaren have not imposed themselves, it is Mercedes who took advantage of it. The star firm, which had its best weekend of the season, took its first victory with a double podium finish in Montreal as a bonus.

Ferrari, which had managed to move ahead of Mercedes after Barcelona, ​​is now 16 points behind. “The last few races have gone really well, in the sense that I think we maximized the car's potential every time we were on track., Leclerc emphasized. This weekend, I don't think I did it."The Monegasque will be eager for revenge on the Red Bull Ring at the next meeting, where he won in 2022. See you on June 29 for the teammate of Lewis Hamilton.

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