Charles Leclerc says the Bahrain Grand Prix was a very motivating race for the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team thanks to Marcus Ericsson’s ninth place finish, but the 2017 FIA Formula 2 champion was dissatisfied with his own result on Sunday. The Monegasque driver attempted an optimistic strategy after pitting after just three laps due to a flat-spot, switching to the Medium compound, but he was forced to make a second pit stop that ended his chance of breaking into the points for the first time in his Formula 1 career. Ultimately, Leclerc trailed home in fourteenth, which became twelfth when both Sergio Perez and Brendon Hartley were handed thirty second post-race penalties, but he says he...
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