Charles Leclerc “had a heart attack” on his cooldown lap after qualifying for Formula 1’s 2023 Austin race as he misunderstood a radio message regarding Max Verstappen’s track limits demotion.
The Ferrari driver had improved provisional pole position with his final run in Q3 at the Circuit of the Americas on Friday evening, only for Verstappen to pip him by 0.005s before the Red Bull racer lost his last lap for going too wide out of the penultimate corner.
” Photo by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Images Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-23 Considering if he still expected Verstappen to be a victory candidate in Sunday’s grand prix in Texas despite the Dutchman now starting down in sixth, Leclerc said “for sure, as always”. He added: “But Red Bull is always very strong and obviously Max this year is always on it. So, for sure he will be a threat and up there.” Leclerc bettered his initial Q3 1m34.
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