Leclerc disappointed with 10th place finish in France

Charles Leclerc says he is disappointed with his 10th place finish and claims he should have finished higher up the grid. The Sauber driver has been linked with Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari seat for the 2019 season. 

The man from Monaco managed to qualify in 8th place after making it into the final qualifying session for the first time in his F1 career. The rookie has dominated performances over his team-mate, Marcus Ericsson, all season. 

"I’m a little bit disappointed with myself as I think overall we did a great race, myself and the team, but I did a mistake following Kevin. I wanted to put pressure on him, I came back in the DRS zone and lost the car in Turn 2 being too close to him and then Nico Hulkenberg overtook us so we lost quite a bit of time there and lost one place,” Leclerc told formula1.com. 

“So it’s a bit of a shame, but we’ve had a smooth run in the last four or five races without many mistakes, so sometimes it happens, and I will try to learn from it to get better.”

The 20-year-old is now up to 14th in the World Championship, level with Force India driver Esteban Ocon. To score points in a Sauber car is a great feat, it’s actually scary to imagine what he could do in a Ferrari.