“It wasn’t enough today but oh my god, I really enjoyed that race!,” Charles Leclerc reacts to P2 at Saudi Arabian GP

“It wasn’t enough today but oh my god, I really enjoyed that race!,” Charles Leclerc reacts to P2 at Saudi Arabian GP

Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc who started the race at P2 today almost got his second consecutive win of the 2022 season until current defending world champion Max Verstappen successfully overtook him with the help of DRS.

The Monacan driver now has had two consecutive brilliant Grand Prix weekends as he continues to impress in his reliable F1-75. Leclerc got his third win in his F1 career last weekend at the Bahrain Grand Prix and was close to getting one today too. Leclerc and Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz had a 2-3 podium finish respectively today at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

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Not only did Leclerc set the fastest lap tonight at the fastest circuit in the world, but also won the Driver of the Day title after displaying his driving prowess to Formula 1 fans all over the world.

How it went down at Saudi Arabia for Charles Leclerc?

Charles Leclerc at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc who initially started at P2 got an advantage due to a free pit stop following Williams’ Nicholas Latifi’s crash. Red Bull driver Sergio Perez who was leading the race till then suffered from an ill-timed pit stop as Leclerc and Max Verstappen took advantage of the free pit stops. Leclerc gained a position and went on to lead the race for a while.

On Lap 42, Max Verstappen pulled ahead with DRS on the back straight, but Leclerc came back with DRS and held on to the lead. Verstappen aimed another move on Lap 43, but was locked up in tandem with the Ferrari into the final corner, with the Ferrari retaining P1.

A momentary slump followed, and at the start of Lap 47, Verstappen tried to make sure he had DRS and took the lead away from Leclerc, who was unable to cut him off this time. Leclerc set the fastest lap with a second wind in the final stages, but Verstappen held him off by 0.549s, overcoming the fear of a late Sector 1 yellow flag to win by 0.549s.

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