F1 Monaco: Leclerc believes that missing pole position is the main reason for failing to win the main competition

Ferrari driver Leclerc said that his failure to play pole position was the fundamental reason for his missed Monaco Grand Prix championship.

Leclerc's goal this weekend is to win at home Monaco for two consecutive years. Although Ferrari is inferior to last year's competitiveness this year, Leclerc still successfully finished second in the qualifying round, second only to Norris. Leclerc could put pressure on Norris in the early and final stages of the main race, but on the Monaco Street Track, which was difficult to overtake, Leclerc had no chance to overtake and ended up finishing the race as runner-up.

Although this is Ferrari's temporary best finishing result this year, only 1 point away from Red Bull, the team's third-place standings, Leclerc, who failed to defend his home champion, still couldn't hide his loss after the game. When asked if I was satisfied with the runner-up result, Leclerc said: "I was not very satisfied, but in the final analysis, we had already lost the game yesterday. We should do better. Lando performed better this weekend and he deserved this victory."

"Personally, I realized my childhood dream last year. Although it was not possible to repeat this year, considering all factors, I think this result has far exceeded the team's original expectations. I initially thought it was difficult to get into the top 10, but we finished second, which was even closer to first. Overall, it was a good weekend, but I really hoped to win the championship."

Leclerc gradually narrowed the gap with Norris in the later part of the game, and even entered the DRS range for a while, but on the narrow streets of Monaco, it was almost impossible to overtake on the court.

Asked if there is any real opportunity to launch an attack Leclerc pointed out: "It's really difficult. When Max was leading in the later stage, I believed that there was still a chance until the last lap. I was thinking all night. There were 2 or 3 positions or could launch an offensive against Lando, and I was ready to take all risks just to win the championship. Unfortunately, these opportunities did not appear. There were 2 or 3 laps, and I thought I might be able to give it a try, but Lando immediately noticed it and defended well. I couldn't attack at all. In the end, there were no suitable opportunities in the whole game."

The most discussed topic in this game was the forced two-stop strategy, and Leclerc also expressed his views on this rule: "From my second place, I was actually quite satisfied with this rule, because it gave the participants a little more hope and felt that something could happen. This game is quite interesting, and the drivers will encounter slow cars , encountering different situations, and racing in the slow-track pile in Monaco is a very difficult thing, so I think this rule does create more opportunities. "

"I also heard that there are many teams playing some tactical controls behind them. I'm not sure if this is an element we want to see in future races, because I haven't watched the race in full yet. However, Monaco has always been very unique, especially on Saturday's qualifying, where every driver takes the biggest risk. This is why Monaco's qualifying is so important and tense, because we know that there is basically no chance to turn around on Sunday, which is also a feature of Monaco. "

"I understand that F1 wants to find a way to make this game better, and maybe forcing two stops is a feasible direction. But I haven't seen the replay of the whole game and cannot make a judgment."