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The Components 1 protagonists are presently having fun with a little bit of well-deserved relaxation after a consecutive trio of races that noticed groups and drivers engaged in succession on the Spanish, Austrian, and British GPs, with the addition of the Dash race on the Pink Bull Ring. This tour de power considerably altered the steadiness within the standings. One of many drivers who got here out worst from this triple header is Charles Leclerc, who only a month and a half in the past celebrated his historic first profession victory on the streets of his residence, the Principality of Monaco.
Few factors, many difficulties
The Ferrari driver has collected a meager 12 championship factors within the final three rounds, ending outdoors the highest 10 in each the Austrian and English races. His solely optimistic placements have been fifth place in Barcelona, forward of his Maranello teammate, and seventh within the Dash in Austria, achieved after an important begin that allowed him to right away climb a number of positions. For the remainder, Charles Leclerc endured three nightmare weeks stuffed with inside tensions, errors, and unsuitable methods.
The ‘shopper’ overtake
Charles Leclerc’s poor outcomes are underscored by a very unflattering statistic for Ferrari: Nico Hulkenberg, the lead driver for the Haas group, which is Ferrari’s primary ‘shopper’ in Components 1, scored extra factors than Charles Leclerc in the identical three races. The veteran German driver secured two useful sixth-place finishes in Austria and Nice Britain, considerably boosting the American group’s season. Thanks primarily to him, Haas is now simply 4 factors behind sixth place within the Constructors’ standings, presently held by Racing Bulls.
For Charles Leclerc and his followers, the hope is for a reversal of fortunes within the final two races earlier than the summer time break, scheduled on the circuits of Budapest and Spa. Additional debacles would additionally put the Monegasque’s present third place within the Drivers’ standings at severe threat.
Jul 11, 2024
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