🗣 'I was quite surprised because, as soon as I lost the DRS, I think it was exactly at the time when also Checo's tyres started to work properly.' Charles Leclerc admits to being surprised by Sergio Perez's crucial late-race F1 SingaporeGP pace:
driver had looked poised to launch a challenge for the lead against Perez after the final safety car period of the Marina Bay race.
“But yeah, before that, everything was really on the limit. I mean, in the dirty air, in conditions like this, the slightest mistake, you pay it big time. So I did a few mistakes. “I had one lap where I was really close. And I actually thought about going in the inside and braking later. But for me, it was not worth it. So I was just waiting for the right opportunity. But unfortunately it didn't arrive at the end.”
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