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Charles Leclerc has admitted he had a “heart attack” when Ferrari informed him of Max Verstappen’s track limits violation as he thought initially it was about his own lap.
Charles Leclerc secured pole position for Sunday’s race at the Circuit of the Americas after Max Verstappen’s lap, which was slightly faster, was deleted due to track limits. Several drivers faced challenges with track limits during qualifying, similar to the previous race in Qatar. After Leclerc set his pole time, his engineer informed him of Verstappen’s deleted lap, causing a momentary confusion for Leclerc. In a humorous team radio exchange, Leclerc expressed his initial panic before realizing it was good news for his team. In a post-qualifying press conference, Leclerc explained the funny exchange and his relief upon hearing Verstappen’s lap time was deleted.
Source: Crash