Leclerc calls Canada his “Most Difficult Weekend” after salvaging P4

Charles Leclerc endured one of the toughest weekends of his Formula 1 career at the Canadian Grand Prix, finishing fourth after a race marked by tyre struggles, setup frustrations, and a general lack of confidence in the car.

While team‑mate Lewis Hamilton surged to second place, Leclerc found himself battling discomfort and inconsistency from the opening laps of practice through to the chequered flag.

Leclerc’s race began with promise as he fought his way into contention, eventually engaging in an entertaining wheel‑to‑wheel scrap with Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar. Despite his difficulties, he managed to pick off the Red Bull driver and secure fourth place, salvaging a respectable result from a weekend that never truly came together for him.

After the race, Leclerc was candid about the scale of his struggles. He admitted, “It has been a difficult weekend for me, starting from FP, I just didn’t get the right feeling in the car and struggled to put the tyres in the right window.”

He contrasted his own difficulties with Hamilton’s strong performance in the same machinery, adding, “Lewis on the other hand had a great weekend in the same car, so I have to look into his data and understand what he did differently to make it work.”

Leclerc made it clear that the issues were not limited to the race itself. The entire event felt off‑balance for him, prompting him to describe it bluntly as, “a horrible weekend – the most difficult weekend of my Formula 1 career.”

Despite the disappointment, Leclerc is already turning his attention to the next round — his home race. He said, “Next up is my home race in Monaco. I look forward to racing there, and I hope that our car will give us an advantage on that track.”