Vettel: Leclerc's loss of podium in Turkey is "irrelevant"

Sebastian Vettel (Sebastian Vettel) said recently that teammate Charles Leclerc (Charles Leclerc) should not be blamed for his last-minute mistakes in the Turkish Grand Prix because of such a finishing result. It is actually "insignificant".

In the last lap of the Turkish Grand Prix, Leclerc tried to surpass Sergio Perez (Sergio Perez) with a mistake, but lost the third place he had originally obtained, allowing teammate Vettel to gain the first lead of the season. Podium. During the return lap after the race, Leclerc's foul language was filled with a whole radio call, and he was very angry with himself and did not listen to the team's persuasion.

When talking about the irritation of his teammates, Vettel believed that Leclerc needed to clarify the weight between losing a podium and his potential to become a world champion in the future: "I think, with Shire as a teammate, I I can often see myself in the past in him. He is much younger than me and can be very fast. Although I have not had the opportunity to communicate with him, I will find time to tell him that missing a podium is completely An inconsequential matter."

"He has many more seasons to run, and he will get more podiums in the future. I am pretty sure. It is normal for him to be angry at his mistakes. It’s because he lost the podium. But as I said, from the perspective of the overall situation, it’s nothing at all.” The relationship between teammates between Vettel and Leclerc has never been the best. There were collisions in last year's Brazilian Grand Prix and this year's Styrian Grand Prix, but there is still a very good cooperation this season. Vettel said that the position exchange between the two in the last lap of the Turkish station will not cause personal relationship problems at all: "I am mature enough to not allow this kind of thing to escalate, making us two unhappy. .I am very satisfied with what he has already harvested and what he will harvest in the future, because he is a good boy. Obviously this is a very difficult game, and all of us are facing a loss at a certain stage. Possibility. At the same time, if it happens on the last lap, it will add more bitterness."