Leclerc eyes improved performance in Montreal


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2022 FIA Formula One World Championship

2022 Canadian Grand Prix

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Notre Dame Island, Montreal, Canada
Sunday, 19 June 2022
 
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will attempt to get his F1 season back on track at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, June 19.
 
The Monegasque started the 2022 campaign in impressive fashion by winning the Bahrain Grand Prix and the Australian Grand Prix, while securing P2 in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing
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However, reliability issues have plagued the Ferrari of late and Leclerc was forced to retire in the Spanish Grand Prix and the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, both from leading positions.
 
The 24-year-old has slipped to third in the drivers' standings on 166 points, 13 behind Sergio Perez and a further 21 adrift of Max Verstappen after eight rounds.

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Leclerc is not too downbeat, however, citing the team's strategy in Baku as one of the many positives to take into the next race.
 
"Let's say that I feel better after this weekend than I felt after the last two weekends," he said. "Of course, there is this issue we had on the car and I am very disappointed, but on the other hand there were plenty of positive signs other than that throughout the whole weekend.
 
"Our qualifying pace; the new package worked as expected which is not always a given, and everything was working well; and our race pace and tyre management, which in the last two races we have been struggling quite a bit compared to Red Bull and today it was strong.
 
"So, in those situations, it is good to also look at the positives and there are plenty."
 

2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

 
Winner: Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing
Second Place: Sergio Perez - Red Bull Racing
Third Place: George Russell - Mercedes
 

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Published: 06/17/2022