Leclerc radio team: “This car is terrible”

Gambero rosso Starting from the second spot on the starting grid, Charles Leclerc had already yesterday not seemed enthusiastic about the result, saying that his priority for the weekend would be to bring home a weekend without any hitches. The Monegasque didn’t hide the fact that his confidence wasn’t exactly sky-high and certainly the progress of the match couldn’t have made him satisfied. In fact, Leclerc only finished 8th, overtaken by Hamilton (three times), Antonelli (twice), Piastri (twice), Hadjar and Norris.
Definitely an ordeal race for the 28-year-old from Monte Carlo, who expressed all his frustration towards the end of the race via radio. Leclerc, the radio teams on fire Overwhelmed by frustration, Leclerc exclaimed a couple of times: “These tires are f***” (just before the last pit stop) and then an eloquent: “This car is terrible”.
Mystery instead over the exchange with the track engineer on the return lap: his radio team was in fact silenced…

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2026-06-29 00:40:00