Charles Leclerc
Scuderia Ferrari HP
2023 Stats
Points
206
Starts
22
Wins
0
Poles
5
Top 5
11
Top 10
16
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Last season started full of promise for Leclerc and Ferrari. They brought home two victories and two runner-up finishes in the first five races. That was before everything went south. Ferrari suffered a major mid-season slump and outgoing team principal Mattia Binotto admitted the team gave up developing the 2022 car after just 12 races to focus fully on the 2023 machine. The single-lap pace was an eye opener, though. After Binotto says the team stopped development Leclerc still managed to score three more front row starts. Race pace and race strategy are where Leclerc needs his team's support to take one step forward from his second-place finish in the 2022 championship standings time. Frederic Vasseur, who Leclerc worked with at Sauber in the past, will take the helm from Binotto as Ferrari's team principal in 2023. That could be the key change Leclerc and Ferrari need to mount an even bigger challenge to Red Bull. Read Past Outlooks
Disappointing P4 in Budapest
Leclerc finished fourth in the Hungarian Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Hungaroring circuit on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
After starting on the pole and leading 28 laps in the first half of the grand prix, poor pit strategy and a fading car would hit Leclerc. A second pit stop earlier than most of the two-stop teams at lap 40 would make for a 30-lap run to the finish. That was longer than his Ferrari could hold up and he'd quickly lose P2 to Oscar Piasti and later lose P3 to a surging George Russell. Leclerc would end up missing the podium on a day that he had the pace to challenge for the win.
After starting on the pole and leading 28 laps in the first half of the grand prix, poor pit strategy and a fading car would hit Leclerc. A second pit stop earlier than most of the two-stop teams at lap 40 would make for a 30-lap run to the finish. That was longer than his Ferrari could hold up and he'd quickly lose P2 to Oscar Piasti and later lose P3 to a surging George Russell. Leclerc would end up missing the podium on a day that he had the pace to challenge for the win.
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Grabs Belgian Grand Prix Pole
Leclerc grabbed pole position in dramatic circumstances at the end of Saturday's Qualifying session for the Hungarian Grand Prix, pulling a lap out of the bag to beat McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, Formula1.com reports.
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Podium in Belgium
Lelcerc finished third in the Belgian Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit on Sunday afternoon.
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Poor Strategy
Leclerc finished 14th in the British Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Silverstone Circuit on Sunday afternoon.
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Leads Final Practice
Ferrari driver Leclerc topped the timesheets during Saturday's final practice session for the British Grand Prix, leading the way from McLaren rival Oscar Piastri and Red Bull's Max Verstappen - as rookies Gabriel Bortoleto and Ollie Bearman endured late crashes, Formula1.com reports.
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Podium in Austria
Leclerc finished third in the Austrian Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Red Bull Ring on Sunday afternoon.
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