Charles Leclerc said he understands Mercedes' and his drivers' side, but that it's not fair to take away the work done by the other teams to solve the quirks
The problem of kicks has become a big issue in Formula 1 over the last few weeks, especially after the Azerbaijan GP, in which virtually all cars suffered on the street circuit. The problem was even more evident at Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton visibly getting out of his car in discomfort. After Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, it was Charles Leclerc's turn to give his opinion on the topic.
"On the one hand, I obviously understand George [Russell]'s point because when you see him and Lewis [Hamilton] getting out of the car in Baku it's very bad. You can feel the pain Lewis is going through at that moment and it's not acceptable," the Monegasque said.
"But on the other side, you also can't underestimate how much work has been done in the last few months by the teams to solve these problems. That has been our top priority since the first test with these cars," criticized the Ferrari driver.
Leclerc believes that the International Automobile Federation cannot harm the other teams for Mercedes' problems. The FIA has already announced that it is studying measures to regulate the quiques, and Charles hopes that all the work done by Ferrari will not be thrown in the trash.
"We have work to do to solve these problems. I think the improvement has been immense and now we are going to throw away all the work we have done just because one team is obviously suffering more than the others? This is my point of view. I understand that the situation is very bad at Mercedes, but I think there are other solutions for this," Leclerc concluded.
The quicks appeared less last Sunday (19) at the Canadian Grand Prix. The expectation is that at Silverstone, with a softer asphalt, the problems will be even less. Formula One returns on July 3 for the British Grand Prix.