Damon Hill: « Leclerc too ambitious » in Imola
According to the 1996 Formula 1 world champion, Charles Leclerc was "too ambitious" in trying to catch up with Sergio Pérez towards the end of the race at Imola.
By finishing in sixth place after a mistake towards the end of the race at the last Grand Prix in Emilia-Romagna, while trying to catch up to Sergio Pérez for second place, Charles Leclerc saw his main title rival Max Verstappen close the gap to 27 points after a well-managed start to the season by the Monegasque.
In the F1 Nation podcast, 1996 world champion Damon Hill discussed the Ferrari driver’s spin at the Variante Alta. Leclerc said, “I’m going to launch it on the kerb,” and it was way too ambitious.
« At the moment he turned, you knew it was too much. I’m not even in the car and I could see it on TV. I said to myself, “this is not going to work.” Boom, he spun out. », adds Hill.
For the British, Charles Leclerc could indeed take inspiration from the one who pushed him to make a mistake: Sergio Pérez. « You look at Sergio. Sergio has a pair of safe hands. He is fast, and he has safe hands. He almost never does anything crazy. He is really good. »
