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[Fakepivot]

well he lost like 3 points, not the end of the world, but they red flagged again.. they could have just delayed the race in the first place..

[ScuderiaLeo]

Leclerc:

There are many reasons it could've happened, but at the end of the day I'm the one behind the wheel. I lost control on the straight even though I wasn't pushing too hard, the aquaplaning felt uncontrollable suddenly and the car stopped responding. But still, that doesn't justify my mistake.

[Fakepivot]

man i hate this race controler why could they not just delay the race.. instad of all those recon and formation blablabla they could have just sent safety car to check,.

[Cs98]

well he lost like 3 points, not the end of the world, but they red flagged again.. they could have just delayed the race in the first place..

Not devastating for points, but that could well be a 7 figure crash in terms of damage.

[ringo]

Have to blame the driver for that. He's the one in control of the car.
If it were Lewis, the usual suspects would be flooding the thread with how this was the worst mistake Ferrari made etc.
The good thing is it's not the Grand Prix. Charles at most lost 3 points, becuase the car is so bad it wont make much progress.

What I find is that Ferrari cars aren't good in the rain. Sainz and Charles have spun out in the past on formation laps. Quite a few incidents in low speed.

[Fakepivot]

now they sent track sweepers you got to be kidding me, they could not do this before?? unbelievable.. we could have 5 point now.. we going to 3rd place with red bull by 3 points at the end isn't it

[catent]

I doubt that claimed a gearbox seeing as the front-end appeared to contact first, but if that is a written off gearbox, that’s really unfortunate.

Also lose a lot of potential learnings without those 19 laps of running.

Just a really unfortunate and frustrating outcome, caused by a lot of variables. Glad it was during a relatively meaningless sprint, I guess.

Gotta hope the car can be fully repaired without issue because if they miss something (as Leclerc’s garage has a history of), they won’t have much time to sort it out during Q1.

[catent]

Have to blame the driver for that. He's the one in control of the car.
If it were Lewis, the usual suspects would be flooding the thread with how this was the worst mistake Ferrari made etc.
The good thing is it's not the Grand Prix. Charles at most lost 3 points, becuase the car is so bad it wont make much progress.

What I find is that Ferrari cars aren't good in the rain. Sainz and Charles have spun out in the past on formation laps. Quite a few incidents in low speed.

You’ve quite literally invented an assumption - the thread being “flooded” with Hamilton haters had he done the same mistake - to justify throwing shade towards Leclerc.

Inventing narratives to create a perception of persecution. This thread could do without this.

[venkyhere]

F*cking idiots

idiots or idiot ?
who other than leclerc are you holding responsible ?

[Sevach]

Also lose a lot of potential learnings without those 19 laps of running.

I don't think it's that bad, car will likely be set up for a dry race anyways.

[woocasz]

F*cking idiots

putting on, the inter tyres was a mistake on Ferrari's part is one thing, nevertheless, Lewis somehow managed so.... it was an outlap, so I don't understand why Charles, in those conditions at that speed?
come on, Charles, you're not helping....

[catent]

F*cking idiots

idiots or idiot ?
who other than leclerc are you holding responsible ?

Ultimately the driver is responsible for operating their racecar but to act as if there were no external variables and this was an entirely unforced error, is ridiculous.

Leclerc was not flat-out. Rain began falling harder during the lap and he hydroplaned; once a vehicle is hydroplaning, the driver is entirely a passenger and there is no ability to control the racecar.

[catent]

Also lose a lot of potential learnings without those 19 laps of running.

I don't think it's that bad, car will likely be set up for a dry race anyways.

One can hope. Spotty showers and thunderstorms forecast for Sunday.

[catent]

F*cking idiots

putting on, the inter tyres was a mistake on Ferrari's part is one thing, nevertheless, Lewis somehow managed so.... it was an outlap, so I don't understand why Charles, in those conditions at that speed?
come on, Charles, you're not helping....

Lewis limped around the lap and was livid via the radio that they had been sent out on inters.

He (and many other drivers) could simply have been lucky enough to not be in the wrong place (high speed straight) at the wrong time (as the rain began to increase).

Once one is hydroplaning, one is a passenger. I suppose Leclerc could have driven slower. Whether or not driving slower would've prevented this situation, we can only speculate. (How much slower that is, I'm not sure; there are other cars on the track so one can't crawl around out there entirely at their own pace).

[ringo]

Yes he could have driven slower. Only the drivers can feel what the conditions really are.
Nonetheless, the car is a poor rain car, understeers in the wet.