https://twitter.com/Charles_Leclerc/status/1114258979390140417 Charles je zadnjih dana osvojio srca publike širom svijeta, kao i respekt valjda svih relevatni ljudi u Formuli 1. Ali dobro, nakon vikenda u Bahrainu i nesretnog kraja, nije moglo drugačije biti. Sad je samo pitanje hoće li i u kolikoj mjeri zadržati formu iz zadnje utrke, a ako nastavi tako, tko zna gdje će mu kraj biti.

Vidio sam na Instagramu da Charles prati neke Fortnite profile. Nekako mi je komičan taj kontrast između vozača iz 70ih i 80ih koji su živjeli sa stereotipom playboya i mladih danas poput Norrisa koji je poznat po humoru na brojnim internetskim stranicama.

Leclercov mlađi brat Arthur, potpisao za Sauber Junior Team i vozit će u njemačkom Formula 4 prvenstvu:
https://www.gptoday.net/en/news/f1/2465 ... unior-team

Wow, nisam imao pojma da ima brata koji se bavi utrkivanjem. Odlična vijest.

https://youtu.be/9HSiNEOOOBw?t=30

Nico Rosberg objasnio što se krije iza lošeg starta Lewisa u Australiji i Charlesa u Bahreinu.

https://twitter.com/Charles_Leclerc/status/1117000124964716544 "I struggled all week-end"



Drago mi je da je iskoristio istu riječ kao ja kad sam prognozirao njegov nastup u Kini.

Njegov radio nakon kruga govori da je bilo jos brzine. Ocekujem ga sutra ispred Seba

Binotto: Charles ima pravo biti uzrujan

https://www.grandprix247.com/2019/04/14 ... -be-upset/

Također zanimljiva je polemika između Binotta i Todta (Leclercova medažera) na početku paddock passa.

Leclercov intervju za Auto Motor und Sport:
https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... interview/

Prijevod na engleski:

[quote]
Charles Leclerc, a Ferrari driver. How does that sound?
Leclerc: “I like it. A dream has come true and I live it like I did in the first day.”

How big was the step from Sauber to Ferrari?
Leclerc: “Not as big as from Formula 2 to Formula 1. But at Ferrari there are a lot more people, so a lot more resources. Everything goes much faster. If you want to have something changed in the car, you get it done in a much shorter time. But you spend more time talking or working with the people in the team. When you are at the track and sit in the briefing, a lot of people at home in Maranello listen and want to talk to you, so that they can develop the car further.”

Is it sometimes too much information?
Leclerc: “Not really. You just have to get used to it. Then you don’t spend more time with it. It takes time until you know everyone and can separate important from less important. The depth and amount of analysis that takes place in the background is simply incredible. They try to understand everything, no matter in which area. The team helps me to set priorities. With more experience it will come by itself.”

Are they asking you more questions?
Leclerc: “More detailed questions.”

Can the experience make you even faster, or is this determined solely by your talent?
Leclerc: “To be fast, you need the talent first. But then work and experience determine your speed. Experience doesn’t directly make you faster, but it opens your eyes to what you have to do to become faster. I’m still in the learning process in using the tools that make the car faster. Differential settings and things like that. At the highest level, little things make all the difference.”

Why does the Ferrari show such differences in performance?
Leclerc: “We understood the problem in Australia. We made a mistake with the setup and just didn’t put the car in the right window. The car was badly balanced. In Bahrain the balance was right, in China it was a bit less. We lost everywhere on Mercedes, but not much. Baku was good again, we were better in qualifying than in the race. It’s going in the right direction.”

Which is harder to understand: The new car or the tyres?
Leclerc: “You can’t separate one from the other. That goes hand in hand. We have to understand the whole package.”

In the first three races the Ferrari was extremely strong on the straights and weak in the slow corners. Why?
Leclerc: “That’s something we need to understand. But I think we’ll be strong everywhere if we just put the car in the right window. The upgrades we used in Baku has brought us one step closer to our target.”

Sebastian Vettel and you have different driving styles. How do you like your car best?
Leclerc: “I can live with a little more oversteer. But generally these cars have a tendency to understeer. When I entered Formula 1 I was shocked at how much understeer you had on these cars. You could never drive them with the balance I preferred in Formula 2. Impossible. That’s why last year it took me until the fourth race in Baku to understand that. Because the walls are so close on the city circuit, Sauber gave me a car that is stable in the rear. That’s when I realized that I had to adapt. That brought the change.”

Why does a Formula 1 car have to understeer? Does it have too much power?
Leclerc: “I don’t think the engine power makes the difference. It’s the downforce. These cars have so much more downforce than in Formula 2, so that you also lose more downforce when you lose the car. That makes it difficult to capture the car. As a driver, you quickly lose confidence.”

Don’t different driving styles make it difficult to develop the car?
Leclerc: “No. We just demand a different balance from the car. It’s a question of setup. We both still feel the same general problems of the car. That’s why the development of the car doesn’t suffer with our different driving styles.”

Three team orders in three races. Is the policy in the team clearly defined?
Leclerc: “I don’t think anything has changed. I have to show what I can do on the race track and then hopefully the situation will change at some point. Like every driver here, I want to be the fastest. So far I have understood every decision, even if it is sometimes difficult for a driver to accept it. I have a 4-time world champion next to me who is driving for Ferrari in his fifth year. I understand that there is a hierarchy at the moment, but I will do everything I can to change that.”

Wouldn’t it be better to say: okay, the faster one can overtake, but if he can’t drive away, he has to return to the original position?
Leclerc: “I don’t know. I haven’t thought about that yet. The guys at the pit wall have a better overview of the race. That’s why up to a certain point I’ll do what is being asked of me.”

Last year you didn’t have a chance to win in Sauber, now you do in Ferrari. Are you going for victories or do you always have the title in mind?
Leclerc: “Both. If I see the chance to win, then I’ll try to use it. Victory is what it’s all about. But you have to be smart enough to get the maximum points if you can’t win. It’s a great art to get the maximum out of the hardest moments.”

How difficult was it for you not to win 2018?
Leclerc: “At first I thought it would be hard. But you quickly set yourself new goals. You simply seek for the maximum possible result. And that’s your personal victory.”

Do the young drivers like you, Norris, Russell or Albon already race in the same world as Vettel and Hamilton?
Leclerc: “I have a hard time comparing ourselves to Lewis or Seb. We are another generation. I didn’t drive against them as much as I did against the other colleagues you just mentioned. We grew up together and pushed each other forward.”

How much has your life changed at Ferrari?
Leclerc: “A little bit. Especially after the first podium. Formula 1 is a weird sport. As long as you don’t stand on the podium, people don’t know your face. They usually only see us with a helmet. Since Bahrain they can associate my name with a face. Nevertheless, I am not completely surrounded by fans yet. When I’m in Monaco, I stay at home in my simulator most of the time.”

Since the Bahrain GP you are a superstar. Are you prepared for this role?
Leclerc: “I don’t see myself as a superstar. And when it comes to that, you can’t be prepared. I don’t know what to expect. It’s nice when people see me like this already. If not, I will give everything on the track to be one someday.”

You swallowed the lost victory in Bahrain almost emotionless. What really went on in your mind?
Leclerc: “Just as calm. I know such things happen in motorsport. Sometimes a technical problem costs you victory, sometimes your own mistake. I get much more annoyed when I make the mistake. Just like in Baku. That was just stupid. I threw a possible pole position in the bin. That also cost me a chance to win on Sunday. The car had the potential to win. It was my fault that it didn’t work.”
/quote]

Jako zanimljiv intervju. Evo nakon godinu dana smo saznali zašto je prve četiri trke bio slabiji od Ericssona.

Wouldn’t it be better to say: okay, the faster one can overtake, but if he can’t drive away, he has to return to the original position?
Leclerc: “I don’t know. I haven’t thought about that yet. The guys at the pit wall have a better overview of the race. That’s why up to a certain point I’ll do what is being asked of me.”

Up to a certain point

Pa znali smo to i prije.

https://twitter.com/AS_Monaco/status/1130020530827014144

Nitko ne spominje, ali čestitke Charlesu na drugom podiju u karijeri #AllezCharles

F12000 je napisao/la: 10.06.2019., 14:04 Nitko ne spominje, ali čestitke Charlesu na drugom podiju u karijeri #AllezCharles

Već smo u fazi da to nije neki uspjeh za njega
Naravno, dobra vožnja nakon mučenja u početku vikenda.

Ne slažem se, kad bi se udomačio na podiju u prvoj godini u Ferrariju bio bi to respektabilan uspjeh. Ne vidim zašto bi se s visoko gledalo na njegovu utrku u Kanadi pogotovo kad znamo kakvu je strategiju imao. Uz malo spretnosti pit-walla mogao je i P2 uhvatiti.

Ja osobno od Leclerca očekujem više od respektabilnog, a vjerujem i mnogi drugi. Brzinu za vrh ima, samo malo konzistentnosti fali.
A ne vjerujem da se moglo do P2, eventualno raaanim undercutom, ali to bi u govna uvalilo Seba.

Ja bi najrađe da osvoji titulu u prvoj sezoni u Ferrariju ali ne ide ništa preko noći, pogledaj Verstappena plodovi iskustva i zrelost dolaze na vidjelo tek nakon 4 sezone rasta.

Još jedan podijum u džepu

U Austriji očekujem plasman karijere, staza je mini-Bahrein

Pa već je vrijeme da pobijedi. To bi bio vjetar u leđa ferrarijevoj ekipi ( ok i u slučaju Vettela ista stvar), jer ipak je izgubio pobjedu zbog kvara na motoru.

Svaka čast Charlesu na 2. pol poziciji u karijeri
Bilo je ovdje još barem 2 desetinke, 2. i 3. krivinu je loše odvezao