Verstappen calls incident with Leclerc “stupid”

An exceptional qualification wasted after two turns. Despite a Ferrari still tender, Charles Leclerc had managed to secure a fourth place in qualifying from who knows where. The Monegasque had the opportunity to aim for big points.

He leaves with abandon. In struggle with Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen, the Ferrari driver locked the wheels on the inside of the second turn before hitting Sergio Pérez and breaking his left front wheel. “I looked at the images, it’s certain that if there is someone at fault it’s me but I don’t think I made a big mistake” said Leclerc at the microphone of Canal +.

“I was next to Max (Verstappen), I tried to brake later than him, I thought Sergio (Pérez) was going to try on the outside in that corner but in the end he didn't try and When I saw that it was falling back, it was too late for me to change direction... That's how it is. »

The collateral victim of this accident is named Max Verstappen. The Dutchman, pushed outwards, arrived on the gravel which led him directly into the wall. “I didn't know where Sergio was going to go after the throw-in, I couldn't do anything” according to Verstappen, still speaking to Canal +.

Like an old veteran scolding youngsters, the pilot Red Bull is not kind to his opponents. “I don’t understand why they need to be so aggressive like a last lap of the race” verstappen curses. “Why did Charles think he could brake so late? It destroys our races, it’s stupid. »

Indeed, Verstappen could legitimately hope for victory in Sakhir.