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Charles Leclerc refused to pin the blame on his poor qualifying result at the F1 Canadian GP on Isack Hadjar, despite being held up by the Racing Bulls.
Charles Leclerc refused to blame Isack Hadjar for his poor qualifying result at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, even though he was held up by the Racing Bulls.
Leclerc, aiming for a better grid position at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, made a mistake through the Turn 6/7 chicane, leading him to abandon the lap, settling for eighth place.
The Monegasque claimed the turbulence from Hadjar’s Racing Bulls contributed to his error, but later stated Hadjar did not behave inappropriately on track.
Leclerc, acknowledging the influence of dirty air on the lap, expressed disappointment in missing a chance for pole position due to the Q3 blunder.
He insisted that the crash in FP1 did not impact his qualifying performance and regretted not capitalizing on his strong start.
