Sauber's Charles Leclerc believes his fans don't understand that he is not in the position to win races.
Speaking of his home support in Monaco, Leclerc said:
“A lot of people were pushing me and that was great,
“But I also realised a lot of people were following F1 for the first time and they didn’t really get that at the moment I cannot win the races for now.
“So people were like ‘oh, you are P14 in quali, you should be pole’. Then it’s difficult to explain because for the people who are not properly into the sport they can’t really understand.
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“They pushed me and I had massive support so that was great. But you realise that people that are not watching Formula One are not really understanding that there’s a lot more than only the driver and that the car makes a big difference.
“Now we are seeing the positives and we are improving but we are still not there to win races.”
Leclerc said it felt like the entire city was supporting him.
“It has been a great experience. The prince has been a massive support this weekend, for this I need to say thanks. He has been a massive supporter since I was probably 11 or 12 and it’s great to see he is still here pushing me.
“The whole city basically has pushed me. Once I’m go in the street they always speak to me like ‘come on, you can do it’. It’s always good and it gives you an extra motivation for sure.”
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