Charles Leclerc went through yet another emotional turmoil after the last radio message that left him with a near heart attack. Ferrari has been known to have some funny strategies that never work. And while they have had a car that can challenge others, it’s their schemes that have left them in the back.
However, this time Xavi took his chances of giving Leclerc a heart attack again. While their strategies are one thing and pit stop another, the radio messages leave Leclerc stressed.
After Max Verstappen was out of P1 and down to a P6 for the race, Leclerc was given the information. However, the way Xavi let him know had Leclerc stressed. He said on the radio, “So lap time deleted for Verstappen”.
To which Leclerc said, “For f*cks sake, tell me the name before”. To no one’s surprise, the Monegasque was close to fainting until he heard the name. His response was, “Yeah, well I had a heart attack in the meantime.” This was all fans needed to get a good laugh.
Xavi: “So lap time deleted for Verstappen.”
Charles: “For fucks sake, tell me the name before.”
Xavi: VERSTAPPEN LAP TIME DELETED.”
Charles: “Yeah, well I had a heart attack in the meantime.”
Xavi: “Yeah okay.”
THEY ARE SO FUNNY 😭#USGP
— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) October 20, 2023
Charles Leclerc finished his qualifications with a pole position for the race on Sunday. He will be joined in the front of the grid by Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton.
With Max Verstappen long behind Russell and Carlos Sainz, Leclerc has the chance to turn the pole position into a race win. However, Hamilton will be putting in some pressure to get his first race win after two years.
Charles Leclerc makes a hilarious comment over fighting for pole
After fighting for the pole and leaving not only Max Verstappen but also Lewis Hamilton behind, Leclerc takes the first place. The Monegasque will start his race for the US Grand Prix from a pole position.
This records the 21st pole of his career. However, it may not be easy for him to turn it into a race win. And it seems like he feels the same. When he was talking about his pole position and what awaited him for the Sunday race, he had a hilarious response.
When he was asked what he thought was possible for Ferrari after practice, he said, “I don’t think anymore now, I stopped thinking a long time ago.” And many Ferrari fans related to his take on the pole position quite deeply.
After waiting to see Ferrari finish on top for a long time, they came close to seeing Leclerc get a pole position. Although it has been tough to see Ferrari’s downfall, they have slowly started climbing the ladders again.
charles: we definitely didn’t expect to be fighting for pole
“what did you think was possible?”
charles: i don’t think anymore now, i stopped thinking a lot time agopls 😭😭😭pic.twitter.com/dngvNUaCXW
— clara (@leclercsletters) October 20, 2023
Ferrari now resides in the third position, right after Mercedes in the Constructors Championship. They have also been the only ones to win a race apart from the Red Bull drivers. However, it is tough to say if they can turn this into a win. With Hamilton pressuring to take it, he will need everything to go perfectly. As for Carlos Sainz, he will have a greater fight with Verstappen. The Ferrari drivers will need to work as teammates to bring another win.