{"id":59023,"date":"2026-05-24T20:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/59023\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T20:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:51:12","slug":"charles-leclercs-canadian-gp-has-been-a-disaster-and-might-get-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/59023\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Leclerc\u2019s Canadian GP has been a \u201cdisaster\u201d \u2013 and might get worse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ferrari<\/a> Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc<\/a> says the Canadian Grand Prix weekend has been a \u201cdisaster\u201d so far, as he struggled to get the most of his machinery.<\/p>\n

Leclerc has unusually been outqualified by team-mate Lewis Hamilton<\/a> twice this weekend, with the seven-time world champion hailing his simulator-free preparation.<\/p>\n

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But that may not be all there was to Leclerc\u2019s 0.1s deficit in both sessions, with the Monegasque openly encountering a number of issues when it came to adequately exploiting the SF-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a disaster,\u201d Leclerc said on Saturday evening. \u201cI think it\u2019s been the trickiest weekend of my career. I\u2019m not overstating it, it\u2019s been horrible. From yesterday\u2019s brake problems to the issues putting tyres in the right window today \u2013 only on the last Q3 lap did the tyres come closer to the operational window and work a little better \u2013 the whole weekend has been a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Charles Leclerc, Ferrari<\/p>\n

Photo by: Guido De Bortoli \/ LAT Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

When it was suggested that Ferrari and Canada weren\u2019t working out, Leclerc replied: \u201cIt feels more like Charles Leclerc and Canada aren\u2019t working out! Ferrari-wise, it has worked well for some of my team-mates, but as far as I\u2019m concerned it never has, at least in qualifying.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s quite strange; usually, when it doesn\u2019t work in qualifying, it doesn\u2019t work in the race either, but it\u2019s kind of the opposite here. I feel like my driving style works very well for the race, but in qualifying I\u2019m always struggling. This morning [in the sprint], pace was very good but we couldn\u2019t overtake, and yesterday and today, qualifying was a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Montreal race is forecast to take place in cold, wet weather \u2013 down to 12C ambient temperature \u2013 and Leclerc expects this factor to compound his issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not the same conditions. Unfortunately, with the problems I\u2019ve had so far, which are temperature problems, with the rain I think it\u2019ll be worse,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n

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