Lammers not convinced by Leclerc’s response

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21:30, 07 Dec 2020

Charles Leclerc was at fault for the opening lap incident involving himself Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were the victims. In retrospect he admitted he was wrong, but not in a convincing way for Jan Lammers.

"Admitting it is beautiful and noble, but of course it does not achieve anything," said Lammers in the NOS Formula 1 podcast. "You can't undo it and someone else will be punished for it. I also thought that he explained his mistake in a favourable way. He confessed, but only in part."

Toto Wolff admitted his mistake better

"He said: 'Yes, I didn't expect Perez to turn in there' and then I think: there's a right turn there, so you could have expected that, but he does soften it for himself. It's not like Toto Wolff who admits afterwards that the pit stop was a monumental fuck up. Well, so was Leclerc's moment."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
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

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