Leclerc reveals something he shouldn’t have about Ferrari and the reaction of his press officer goes viral: “I thought it was something that was already known”
In the F1the teams try to control as much as possible the information they give to the media, and for this reason, the drivers receive press training (media training) and review in each Grand Prix what they should say and how they should respond to questions that the team’s press officers anticipate may arise. But sometimes, pilots make mistakes. It happened to Leclercwhich left without a doubt one of the most viral images of the F1 Azerbaijan GP by revealing something he shouldn’t have after the race.
When he was attending ‘Sky Sport Italia’ in the corralito, Charles was asked if he had used the latest engine evolution of the propeller concessions system (ADUO2), released in Monza weeks ago, with which he suffered a serious accident due to which he could not compete with it in Madrid.
“Yes, I have brought the latest specification…” At that moment, the press officer accompanying him, at his side, looked insistently at him while shaking her head, trying to get her pilot to deny that he had the new engine or simply not reveal it. Charles looked to his side for a moment, but without seeing her. Although right after, he seemed to realize it. “I don’t know if I’m saying something I shouldn’t… but I thought it was something that was already known,” he noted.
I don’t know if I’m saying something I shouldn’t… but I thought it was something that was already known.
The reason why Ferrari wanted to keep secret that the Monegasque was riding is unknown. the latest specification of the Ferrari engine, which premiered at Monza, generating a lot of expectation, since it should have been a big leap in terms of power for those from Maranello.
In Italy they had high hopes for this evolution of the engine, with which they believed that Ferrari could try to get closer to Mercedes or challenge them in the second half of the season. But it hasn’t happened.
On a circuit with as many straights as Baku, Charles Leclerc could only be fourth with that engine, without options to win despite having started from second position on the grid in Saturday’s race. While Hamilton was 6th in the race.
The poor performance of his Ferrari, which was easily surpassed by the Red Bulls at the start of the race, made it clear that the potential of the new propellant is not what was anticipated in Italyor at least, it did not give the expected result in this circuit.
