Charles Leclerc admitted the last few races have felt like “worse than a nightmare” for him, after his form has appeared to stall in recent rounds. The Ferrari driver won the Monaco Grand Prix in fine fashion in May but has struggled by comparison since, finishing fifth in Spain, 11th in Austria and a distant 14th at Silverstone after gambling on the wrong strategy in changing conditions. Additional reporting by Thomas Maher With early rain falling during the British Grand Prix, Leclerc was one of several drivers, including Red Bull’s Sergio Perez to move to intermediate tyres in the early part of the race, but that ultimately proved to be the incorrect call as the track was still ultimately dry enough for slicks – albeit with slippery patches of the circuit.
As no further rain came in that part of the race, the Ferrari driver continued to lose time lap on lap and fell out of points contention rapidly, ending the race a lap down and well out of the points when the race finished. Reflecting on his strategy to pit early after the race, he told media including PlanetF1.com: “It was clearly the wrong one.
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