{"id":68739,"date":"2025-08-14T22:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T22:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/68739\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T22:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T22:43:10","slug":"ferrari-f1-star-forced-to-relive-stupid-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/68739\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari F1 star forced to relive ‘stupid’ moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

F1 star Charles Leclerc<\/a> has been forced to relive a ‘stupid’ moment from his debut season at Ferrari<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nMuch was expected of the Monegasque having been given the opportunity at the Italian giants in 2019 following an impressive maiden campaign on the grid with the Alfa Romeo<\/a> Sauber F1 outfit. <\/p>\n

\nHe made a solid start to life at the Scuderia, finishing in the top five in each of his first three outings, before rocking up to Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nHaving posted the fastest time in Q1, Leclerc was well in contention to secure his first ever pole, but a disastrous lock-up at turn 8 of the narrow street circuit saw him crash out<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nHe immediately took full responsibility on team radio, saying: “I am stupid, I am stupid. I switch off everything,” in a refreshingly honest admission which has now become one of his trademark iconic catchphrases. <\/p>\n

\nIt seems Leclerc can’t escape the moment however, as the now 27-year-old was reminded of that miserable afternoon during the latest episode of F1’s Grill the Grid<\/a>, as he tried – unsuccessfully, for the most part – to identify some tracks from a set of pictures, with Baku one of those to feature. <\/p>\n

Charles Leclerc is chasing his first victory of the 2025 F1 season
\nLeclerc’s Ferrari frustrations mount<\/p>\n

\nLeclerc did manage to shrug off the disappointment of that day over the remainder of the 2019 season, going on to win twice and finish fourth in the world championship. <\/p>\n

\nHe has since gone on to forge a reputation as one of the fastest drivers in F1, but his talent has yet to be backed up with a title-winning car<\/a>, with a runner-up spot in 2022 the closest he has come. <\/p>\n

\nAnd he will have to wait a little longer if he is to realise his dream of becoming a world champion, with the 27-year-old down in fifth spot<\/a> in 2025 with 10 races of the campaign remaining. <\/p>\n

\nBoth he and team-mate Lewis Hamilton have struggled<\/a> to find any sort of consistency, with McLaren – and Mercedes at times – far quicker throughout the year. <\/p>\n

\nLeclerc has finished on the podium on four occasions, but a race win eludes him, while Hamilton has yet to make an appearance in the top three<\/a> of any grand prix in his maiden campaign in red. <\/p>\n

\nFirst up after the summer break is the Dutch GP in Zandvoort, before attention turns to the team’s home race in Monza<\/a>, where Leclerc pulled off a stunning win last time out that he will desperately be hoping to replicate. <\/p>\n

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