Leclerc lost his 5th place in Belgium due to a speed excess of 1km/h
Charles Leclerc, who started 15th in the Belgian Grand Prix, finished 6th in the standings, despite crossing the finish line in 5th place. He was penalized for his pit stop in the penultimate lap.
So 5th with a significant lead over Fernando Alonso, two laps before the end of the Belgian Grand Prix this Sunday, Charles Leclerc was offered a very ambitious attempt for the fastest lap in the race.
The Scuderia Ferrari thus asked Leclerc to come into the pit on the penultimate lap in order to put on new tires and attempt to set the fastest lap in the race and snatch an extra point from Max Verstappen’s grasp.
Unfortunately for the Scuderia, their pit stop took a little longer than expected and Leclerc came out of the pits side by side with Alonso, being overtaken on the straight and losing any chance of completing a clean lap to set the fastest time of the day.
If Leclerc was able to regain his rightful place on Alonso’s Alpine on the last lap, he nonetheless lost it a few minutes later when the FIA warned Scuderia Ferrari that Leclerc had been driving too fast in the pits during his last pit stop.
Flashed at 81 km/h instead of the maximum authorized 80 km/h, Leclerc receives a 5 second penalty added to his time at the finish and therefore loses his 5th place to Fernando Alonso.
