Charles Leclerc’s furious team radio at F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix displays his frustration
Leclerc finished in P7 and raged to💧 his engineers: "Being ♓behind like this is really ****. I don't know what to do!”
Earlier in the race, he was told: “Try💞 to push from ꩲSafety Car Line One. Lewis Hamilton just pitted.”
But Leclerc hit back: “Xa💫vi, you need to tell me that befor𓆉e!”
The reply: “Copy.”
Leclerc: “No, but come on!”
The Monagasque driver 🤪had qualified second-fastest ℱbut, due to a 10-place penalty because Ferrari needed to fit a third power unit to his car this weekend, going above their allocation, he began the grand prix from 12th.
It has been a frustrating start to the year for Leclerc whose title charge in 2022 fell apart due t🌊o strategy and reliability issues.
Those problems have not yet been totally resolved since replacing team prin꧟cip🔯al Mattia Binotto with Fred Vasseur.
Before enterin♎g a frustrating Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Leclerc was forced to deny reports that he demanded a meeting at Maranello with Ferrari president Joh🐬n Elkann to discuss the worrying season-opening Bahrain GP.
James was a spor🌳ts journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to fooꦡtball, to F1.
