Leclerc reacts to P6: "I haven't done a great job as driver"

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18:09, 02 May 2021

Charles Leclerc is not satified with P6 and feels that he could have extracted more from his Ferrari in Portugal this weekend. Finishing with some good points, Leclerc feels that there was more on the table this weekend.

"I feel like I have done a very bad choice today," Leclerc said to Sky Sports F1 after the race. "I think we took a great decision to go on the hard tyres but the medium, only for us, we struggled massively, me in the first stint and Carlos in the second. We had a lot of graining right away and we struggled with the compound.

"I don't have any explanations on paper it looks like a very good choice but once we made the race we struggled."

Leclerc feels he could have done a better job.

"If I look at the whole weekend I haven't done a great job as driver whether it is in Free Practice, Qualifying - I haven't extracted the maximum out of the car because I was inconsistent.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	204
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	159
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	126
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	103
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	91
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	60
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	22
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Leclerc reacts to P6: "I haven't done a great job as driver"

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