Oh wow, so Charles Leclerc, huh? I mean, he’s taking the heat for this whole qualifying drama in Spain. Like, he actually said, “Hey, it was my call!” Seventh on the grid in Barcelona—quite the spot, right? All because he thought, “Let’s save those tires for later,” while everyone else did the usual routine and blasted through two runs.
Anyway, Leclerc’s got this theory—save the tires for the big race because that hard C1 stuff? Nah, not happening. Mediums and softs are where it’s at. So, he feels this responsibility thing really hard, especially after Hamilton outpaced him. Only the second time this has happened this season, or something like that.
He was chatting with folks, RacingNews365 included, about all this. He said it’s easier with two sets in Q3—classic Leclerc, right? But he made the call and stuck with it. Decided to hit the track in the middle of Q3 when, honestly, the team was like, “Dude, maybe wait ’til the end?” But Charles—being Charles—wanted a safety net. Like, if his lap didn’t gel perfectly, he wanted another shot. Totally on him.
And get this—he’s like, “If the race bombs, my bad, but if it’s epic, well, I’ll take that praise too!” Kind of love that gutsy honesty. He did mention that P7 was not quite where they’d hoped, but hey, decisions were made, right? It’s all a gamble sometimes. Let’s see how it unfolds.
