Frederic Vasseur defends Charles Leclerc pit stop mix-up: ‘It was still the right decision…’

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur has defended his team for their pit stop mix-up when Charles Leclerc stopped for intermediates at the end of the opening lap at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 retired from the race in the pits. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 retired from the race in the pits. Formula 1 World…

Leclerc was one of t🍎he firs⛎t drivers to come in at the end of Lap 1 at Zandvoort.

However, Ferrari🃏 weren’t ready for him, meaning he was left stranded in th🀅e pit lane for around 10 seconds.

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Had Ferrari been ready, Leclerc probably would have been second behind168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Sergio Perez on track.

Still, he was run𝔉ning fifth when all the pit stops played out.

Speaking after the race, Vasseur꧃ wasn’t fazed by what happened during the pit stop.

“Yes, because the rain was in the last corner and he decided to pit,” h𝔍e said. “It was a very late call, but I think it was still the right decision because we were in a much better position than before even with the six♓ or seven seconds we lost in the pit lane. 

“For sure, if you are 10 seconds behind or five seconds behind and you make the call,🐲 it is much easier. But I don’t have to complain about this because it was the right call.🥀”

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, Netherlands, Race
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Dutch Grand Prix,…

Leclerc himself echoed team boss Vasseur, standing bꦉy the decision𒅌 to pit so late.

"I did call for it, in the last corner, so very late," he said. "But obviously looking at the [weather] situation in the last corner I was very sure that even if we had lost five or six seconds at theౠ pitstop, we would recover them during one lap easily.

"I expected to lose some time, we could have optimised it as a team just for the guys to be ready a little bit earlier in those types of situations, ☂but apart from that I think it was the right choice."

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