Charles Leclerc was left to rue a deeply disappointing weekend at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace Interlagos. Following the joyful birth of his first child, Bianca, earlier in the week, the Monegasque driver endured a miserable outing during the Formula 1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Starting down in 13th on the grid due to a 10-place engine-related grid penalty, Charles Leclerc struggled to extract meaningful performance from his SF-26 charger. The primary culprit was a severe inability to generate adequate heat into his Intermediate tyres during the opening stint, allowing teammate Lewis Hamilton—who started dead last after a complete power unit change—to breeze past him.
Speaking to Motorsport Week, Charles Leclerc delivered an uncompromising verdict on his afternoon. "The execution was okay, but the pace in the first stint was horrendous," he said. "Particularly at the start, we had so much struggle getting those tyres up to temperature, it’s unbelievable."
He further detailed the treacherous handling characteristics of his car during the wet conditions. "It’s just undrivable. Lewis Hamilton definitely found a way because he had an incredible start, but for me, it was just like driving on ice. Later on, I had the pace but we had very little free air, and we also lost a lot of time in the straights," he explained.
Ultimately crossing the line in eighth place, Charles Leclerc admitted that Scuderia Ferrari has immense homework to do as they lose ground in the Constructors' Championship battle heading into the final races of the campaign.
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