Ferrari, Leclerc’s pressure shot

Ferrari, Leclerc's pressure shot

According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Charles Leclerc, totally disillusioned after the nightmarish first weekend in Bahrain, would have asked to see the president of Ferrari John Elkann. The Italian media even mention a possible departure of the Monegasque.

Last year, Charles Leclerc had suffered the events without flinching. This time, it looks like he’s not ready to make the same mistake. And the F1 season has just resumed that the young 25-year-old driver from the Ferrari team could already slam the door. We are obviously not there yet, fortunately. The young Monegasque driver presented as perhaps the only one at the moment who can overshadow Max Verstappen has above all, like everyone else within the Scuderia, a lot of trouble digesting the nightmare experienced from the first Grand Prix of the year, two weeks ago in Bahrain, where Ferrari started the year without a podium.

A first failure not dramatic in itself, if it did not come after a disastrous last season that the work during the off-season on the engine of the car hit by the Prancing Horse seemed to have to relegate definitively to oblivion. Instead, the single-seater of the reigning vice-world champion broke down… with its engine while the Monegasque was in third place (an investigation was however carried out to try to find out the reasons for this sudden stop ), while his Spanish teammate Carlos Sainz, who had finished the race, had to settle for fourth place. Worse still: while Leclerc had not yet been forced to throw in the towel, Verstappen’s rival, then second, had seen Sergio Perez, on his Red Bull, pass him without giving the impression of having to really press on the accelerator.

For now, Leclerc is still considering his future at Ferrari, but for how much longer?

What already ask many questions on the side of Ferrari, especially since Fernando Alonso and his Aston Martin had also turned faster than Leclerc and his. Very worried about the idea of ​​reliving the same season as the last, the interested party would have decided to react immediately. Thus, according to information from The Sports GazetteLeclerc would have asked to meet the president of Ferrari John Elkann as soon as possible, but only “to discuss the situation, share their point of view and be reassured”according to the same source, which specifies that “Charles Leclerc wants to win with Ferrari and thinks time is running out. »

For the moment, the former Sauber representative is not expected to talk about his situation at the Scuderia. However, still according to the Italian press, he could very quickly ask to pack his bags if he understands that Ferrari will never be able to play in the court of Red Bull this year, as had already been the case during the financial year. previous.

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