Charles Leclerc says it’s good for him if Max Verstappen stays as aggressive as potential in opposition to Lando Norris to help his personal championship probabilities.
Verstappen was given two time penalties for incidents with Norris in Mexico Metropolis, following a penalty for Norris for overtaking Verstappen off observe in Austin. Leclerc is 71 factors adrift of the championship chief however solely 24 behind Norris and says a threat of incidents between the 2 will increase his probabilities of no less than overhauling the McLaren.
“I welcome Max being as aggressive to Lando as potential as a result of it helps me – no less than it provides me probabilities to be nearer to Lando within the drivers’ championship as a result of it’s nonetheless a struggle,” Leclerc mentioned. “If something, it’s extra a struggle, Lando and myself, than with Max that has numerous benefits in factors.
“On my facet, I don’t take into consideration the drivers’ championship, realistically. I believe first the strategy is to not begin excited about the drivers’ championship. That doesn’t assist me obtain something extra. It’s by focusing race by race. And greater than that, I simply really feel prefer it’s not in my management whether or not I win the drivers’ championship.
“After all, there’s a part of it that’s in my management, and if I win all races, that places many of the probabilities on my facet. However even when I try this, I’ve obtained to have Max have very poor weekends and I don’t depend on that, so I’ll simply try to do the absolute best finish of the season, after which we’ll do the mathematics on the finish of the season.”
With Ferrari having overtaken Crimson Bull in Mexico and now simply 29 factors behind McLaren within the constructors’ standings, Leclerc says that’s an ever-more reasonable title for the crew to win.
“After all it must be our goal, as a result of we don’t have to consider it day-after-day. And I believe one of the simplest ways to realize it’s by simply specializing in our personal self and attempting to maximise the package deal of our automobile, which is what we now have finished since two weekends.
“The constructors’ now’s realistically potential. And it depends on us doing properly greater than others doing one thing mistaken, which I’ve usually mentioned might be the case for the drivers’ championship.
“For the drivers’ championship I have to do every thing proper and I would like numerous unhealthy luck to occur elsewhere. So the constructors’ is unquestionably our foremost goal and if we proceed in that type it’s a practical one.”
