It was painful to watch - F1 pundit on Charles Leclerc s struggles at 2022 F1 Belgian GP × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix News

It was painful to watch - F1 pundit on Charles Leclerc s struggles at 2022 F1 Belgian GP

By Niharika Ghorpade Modified 03 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari walks in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of The Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort on September 01, 2022 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Ferrari arrives at the circuit and walks in the Paddock prior to practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of The Netherlands at Circuit Zandvoort (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) Martin Brundle has criticized Ferrari's performance at the 2022 Belgian GP, stating that their strategic blunder caused Charles Leclerc to lose fifth place. Describing the unfortunate beginning of the Monegasque driver's race, Brundle wrote in his column: “Charles Leclerc had another race to forget, sadly. A visor rip off in his brake duct, reportedly likely discarded by Max Verstappen, forced him to pit under the safety car deployed when Hamilton's Mercedes cried enough after its aerial activities and Nichola Latifi had forced Valtteri Bottas into the gravel trap.” #MsportXtra@MsportXtra#F1 #BelgianGP Leclerc came in for a fresh set to have a go at the fastest lap at the end of the race. He came out behind Alonso but overtook him to do a final push. He didn't make it but was also speeding in the pitlane. 5s. penalty. Finished 6th instead of 5th. #MsportXtra1#F1 #BelgianGP Leclerc came in for a fresh set to have a go at the fastest lap at the end of the race. He came out behind Alonso but overtook him to do a final push. He didn't make it but was also speeding in the pitlane. 5s. penalty. Finished 6th instead of 5th. #MsportXtra https://t.co/Tk6lzgJa11 The Sky Sports F1 pundit pointed out that Charles Leclerc probably had Max Verstappen’s visor rip-off stuck in his brake duct, which hurt his performance. He felt it was quite painful to watch Ferrari commit another strategic blunder, costing their title contender a fifth-place finish on the final lap. Commenting further on Charles Leclerc and his performance in Belgium, Brundle wrote: "Leclerc was now out of sync with the race but still very much on for fifth place albeit struggling with tyres. Then the team (presumably) decided to go for the fastest lap point, which put him behind Alonso and needing to overtake. "He missed beating Verstappen's fastest lap by six-tenths of a second, and attracted a pit lane speed infringement consigning him to sixth place. It was painful to watch."

Martin Brundle feels visor rip-offs need controlling Ferrari need to change their strategy with Charles Leclerc

Martin Brundle believes there needs to be a rule or some form of control over drivers' tendency to discard rip-offs or visor tear-offs on the track. Max Verstappen's visor, discarded during the first lap chaos, reportedly made its way to the brake duct in Charles Leclerc's car. Brundle recalled that there used to be a pocket in the cockpit to discard the visor tear-off shields during his time in F1. According to him, it is unfair that a competitor's race could be harmed by discarded disposable plastic. Recommending a solution for the visor tear-off disposal, Brundle said: "These visor rip offs need controlling and at least it should be mandatory to write the driver's name on each one. The onboard cameras, like Speedway riders, have a sliding film cassette of plastic to restore visibility from oil, insects, spray and mud etc, although this would likely be too heavy for an F1 lid. "Somewhere in my memory bank, these used to have to be put in a pocket or retained with Velcro inside the cockpit, as it's not fair to discard them and ruin somebody else's race." BBC Sport@BBCSportFernando Alonso was was asked if he was surprised that Charles Leclerc pitted at the end of the Belgian GP to go for the fastest lap

#BelgianGP #BBCF135430Fernando Alonso was was asked if he was surprised that Charles Leclerc pitted at the end of the Belgian GP to go for the fastest lap #BelgianGP #BBCF1 https://t.co/8aTauFGjYl Brundle also analyzed Ferrari’s strategy for Charles Leclerc and said: "Ferrari claim they need to change nothing on the pit wall calls but if you keep doing the same thing don't be surprised when you get the same result. "Fully respecting that we only hear selected radio calls on the TV, but the Ferrari team appears to want Leclerc to make the final decisions on tyres when he doesn't have the full set of data because he's rather busy driving." Brundle believes Ferrari need to make some changes to the pit wall after the numerous blunders they have made this season. He also thinks they need to stop letting Leclerc make strategy calls while he is driving when they have enough data available to make those decisions themselves. What's your favorite race of the 2022 season so far? Tell us in the comments below.. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी