Leclerc After Debut: "Maximised Our Potential"

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18:55, 25 Mar 2018

Sauber's Charles Leclerc has said that the team got everything out of the car that they could this weekend in Melbourne, as the Monegasque debutant finished thirteenth.

The start was not how he would've wanted it to go, but all things considered, Leclerc is happy with how his debut went.

"I'm very happy with my day," the GP3 and Formula 2 champ said.

“The start was not ideal – I had to catch up with the competitors ahead of me and slowly work my way forward."

“We maximised our potential and had a consistently good pace."

"I was able to overtake some of the cars, which was fun - overall, it has been a positive weekend.”

The race had five DNF's, but Leclerc still managed to stay ahead of Brendon Hartley's Toro Rosso and Lance Stroll's Williams. If it hadn't been for a mistake the Monegasque made on Saturday, he would've even been in Q2 on Saturday.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	242
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	183
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	183
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	159
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	155
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	112
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	104
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	49
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	44
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	6
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

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