F1
Leclerc admits his mistake on Verstappen
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) made his mea-culpa after the Japanese Grand Prix held at Suzuka. The Monegasque was subsequently found guilty of a collision with Max Verstappen (Red Bull) at the start of the race, and only finished the event in seventh place after the application of two penalties against him.
“I got off to a bad start, I was a little distracted by Seb (Vettel) which has moved a little in its location, He explains. Then my reaction time wasn't great." which led him to collide with the Dutchman from the first braking.
“I clearly made a mistake. I was inside, behind Seb and Lewis (Hamilton), I lost a bit of grip at the front, but normally you have to anticipate this kind of thing and I didn't do that. I am the one to criticize. »
After this collision, pieces of the front wing came off, causing fear among his pursuers, including Lewis Hamilton, who was forced to zigzag to avoid the pieces of carbon. The right rearview mirror paid the price:
Mad quick reactions from Hamilton to dodge the small debris but ends up hitting a big chunk of Leclerc's front wing/mirrorpic.twitter.com/XYwlQ0e6Qc
— Twister (@iTwisterr) October 13, 2019
Once the 130R was negotiated with one hand (the other holding the left mirror), Charles Leclerc went to the pits to change the nose, but the damage was done.
Find in AUTO issue 2238hebdo, on sale Monday evening in digital version and Wednesday on newsstands, analysis of the Japanese GP by our special correspondents.
Medhi Casaurang
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