Upon being asked by Sportskeeda if he was worried about Leclerc’s strategy if he had continued to race, the Dutchman said:
Despite clinching pole position and eventually leading the race, Leclerc retired due to a power unit failure on lap 20. The Ferrari driver lost his lead to Sergio Perez at the start of the race, however, he grabbed the lead back when the Mexican pitted for tires. Running ahead of Max Verstappen, the 24-year-old had built a decent gap over the Red Bull champion. While the gap could have been closed, Leclerc’s unfortunate retirement denied the Dutchman a duel with his sparring partner of the season.
Max Verstappen says Charles Leclerc’s streak of bad luck is part of the game
The reigning world champion empathized with Charles Leclerc over his misfortunes over the last two weekends, but felt such scenarios were normal in F1. Max Verstappen said that he went through the same thing at the start of the season.
Commenting on Leclerc’s streak of bad luck, he said:
He went on to say that it’s about what you learn from these tough moments. He said:
The Azerbaijan GP race resulted in Max Verstappen extending his lead over Leclerc. He now has a lead of 34 points over the Ferrari driver in the championship.
It will be interesting to see whether Charles Leclerc can end his losing streak in Canada next week.
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