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Disappointed Charles Leclerc Source: Profimedia SILVERSTONE – Monaco racer Charles Leclerc was disappointed by the unsuccessful conclusion of the British Formula 1 Grand Prix. The Ferrari pilot was in the lead for twelve laps before the end, after Esteban Ocon retired and the safety car came out, the team, unlike his colleague Carlos Sainz, did not call him to change tires and the native of Monte Carlo fell to fourth place on the old compound after the restart. Instead of a possible 25 points, he took twelve, and today he is 43 points behind the seventh leader of the championship, Max Verstappen, from third place. “Until you get all the information, it’s very difficult from the outside,” Leclerc told F1.com. “Obviously the frustration is big because my race was very difficult in the end. I tried my best to keep the others behind me, but it was a big difference when they were riding on new soft tires and I was on worn hard ones,” he added . It looked like a victory, but… The twenty-four-year-old driver has not won seven races in a row and was not even on the podium in the last five. After a dramatic start, when the race was stopped after a mass accident involving five drivers and then restarted, he damaged his car after a collision with Sergio Pérez, but still continued to lead. “At that moment I thought it was over, but then we managed to find the right balance and it looked like a win,” said Leclerc. After the safety car came out in the 40th lap, however, his chances became complicated. “We decided to skip the leading car and let the second one go into the pits. It didn’t pay off for me in the end, so it’s a big disappointment,” said the Monaco driver. It’s hard to stay happy Ten also spoke with team boss Mattio Binotto after the race. “It’s nothing that needs to be dealt with internally. I told Charles that I understand his disappointment and that it was a fantastic race. It’s hard to stay happy, but the main thing is to be calm and positive,” Binotto told Sky Sports. In the end, it was his teammate Sainz who made the most of Leclerc’s crash, who claimed the first victory of his career in the 150th race in F1. The second Pérez from Red Bull and the third Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes also reached the podium ahead of the Monaco. “It’s certainly great and a dream come true for Carlos, but it’s a fact that I can’t hide the disappointment of my race,” added Leclerc. Photo gallery (11) Source: SITA/AP/Frank Augstein Photo gallery for the article Number of photos: 11 Author: © Video list: YouTube Source: ČTK