Max Verstappen eased to victory at the French Grand Prix to extend his championship lead over a devastated Charles Leclerc.
An anguished scream on team radio from Leclerc summarized another frustrating day for Ferrari, after the Monegasque driver -- having led from pole -- slammed into the wall at high-speed on lap 18. It is the third time this season that the 24-year-old has failed to finish a race having led. Leclerc has converted only two of his seven pole starts into wins, with the latest gifting Verstappen the opportunity to open up a 63-point gap in the driver's championship.
Track marshals remove Leclerc's after he crashed into the track wall."No!" he screamed on team radio, initially appearing to blame a throttle issue that had almost cost him the race in Austria, but he later admitted it was his error."I've been saying I think I'm performing at the highest level in my career but if I keep doing these mistakes then it is pointless to perform at a very high level," Leclerc told Sky Sports.
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