Should Charles Leclerc be leading the World Championship? Formula_Nerds have run the numbers on where points have been gained and lost this year 🔢 F1
After three races of the 2022 season, some fans and pundits were fearing the championship was already over on account of Charles Leclerc’s 46-point advantage over Max Verstappen.But fast-forward less than four months and the situation could not be much more different.
A power-unit issue saw Verstappen retire with three laps remaining – as Red Bull’s race totally fell apart – costing him 18 points.It was a very similar story at the Australian Grand Prix two races later. He recovered to sixth after pitting to repair the ensuing front-wing damage but dropped seven points compared to what was a nailed-on third place.Verstappen had reduced the gap to 19 points with another hard-fought win in Miami a fortnight earlier and – despite a dominant performance from Leclerc – would leave Spain with the championship lead.
Leclerc’s Monaco curse was well-documented coming into his home race. It would strike again, with a considerable helping hand from the Ferrari strategy team. This one was a far less obvious win, though, on an alternate strategy to the very competitive Red Bulls.
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