That of course is a sign that Leclerc's victory at the home of Red Bull in Austria has given him new confidence and hope, whilst not forgetting that after three races this season he led the championship handsomely with two wins and a second. "But if it's him or me for the championship, I'd choose myself obviously.
"I think in the right car, yes, because he is a great," Leclerc responded. He was asked if Lewis Hamilton, aged 37 and currently sixth in the championship, could win an eighth title, after coming within one lap of achieving that milestone in the controversial finish to the Abu Dhabi GP last season. Leclerc is back up to second in the championship after his third win of the season in Austria, trailing Verstappen by 38 points. I've been programmed to do this since I was young. It's very, very difficult to see people you have known but aren't here anymore because of the sport you love most. "I was extremely close to Jules, and Antoine I had known since we were young.
"I don't think about danger," Leclerc said.
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On the one hand, this obviously increases the safety of the drivers and marshals, but on the other hand, it has the disadvantage that interventions take a little longer."īianchi was the godfather to Leclerc who has had to deal with not just the loss of Bianchi, but also his father Herve, who died of an illness in 2017, and the tragic death in an F2 race at Spa in 2019 of his close friend Antoine Herbert. "Intervention is only allowed after instructions from Race Control.
"After the terrible accident of Jules Bianchi in 2014, the FIA's rules regarding recoveries and interventions on the racetrack were drastically tightened," a statement issued read. The fire marshals have defended the criticism. "There was so much fire I had to really get a move on and jump out independently." "I think the whole process was a bit slow," Sainz said at the time. He was critical of the time it took the fire marshals to put the fire out. Mind you, Sainz was feeling the heat after his car caught on fire when he was about to overtake Verstappen for second place. The temperatures at the Red Bull Ring for that Austrian GP rarely ventured above 20 degrees, while much of the rest of Europe was sweltering. Riders in the Tour de France have had to deal with extreme heat, but at least they are scantily clad in comparison to the F1 drivers, who have to adorn fireproof underwear and balaclavas, race suits, race helmets and gloves, not to mention the heat generated from their cars and the track surface.Īnd with Ferrari winning at Silverstone, where Carlos Sainz took his maiden F1 victory, and also in Austria, where Charles Leclerc won, championship leader Max Verstappen is well aware the title race for both drivers and constructors is also hotting up at the halfway point in the championship. Much of Europe and even the UK is dealing with a heat wave that shows little sign of easing off, and at this weekend's French Grand Prix, the temperatures will remain in the high 30s. Mick Schumacher sprayed himself in champagne at Silverstone to celebrate his first F1 points.
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