How "useless" Leclerc exposed a champion's trait
Charles Leclerc's Azerbaijan Grand Prix was a world away from his breakthrough weekend in Baku in 2018. His outburst after a qualifying crash raised eyebrows but, rather than exposing a weakness, proved the calibre of driver Ferrari's new arrival is
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When Charles Leclerc lambasted himself for ploughing his Ferrari into the barrier on the entry to the Baku circuit's castle section last Saturday, costing himself a likely Azerbaijan Grand Prix pole and probable first Formula 1 victory, it was a reminder that even the most extraordinary talents are human. In that moment, it became clear that the 21-year-old prodigy, tipped as Ferrari's saviour in its decade-long title drought, was no Messiah. Just a very frustrated boy.
However, anybody interpreting Leclerc's error as proof he has been rushed into Ferrari too soon, or his outburst that followed as signs of an emotionally-charged young man who needs to gain better self-control, needs to gain some perspective.
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