Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has come to the defence of Charles Leclerc after the Monegasque crashed out of the French Grand Prix. Leclerc sealed his seventh pole of the season on Saturday with a scintillating qualifying performance, and was leading in the first sting having held off Verstappen, who then pitted. However, the Ferrari driver made his second major mistake of the season as he span at Turn 11 but, unlike in Imola, he was unable to continue, and he suffered his third non-finish of the season. It allowed Verstappen to go on and take victory, and Leclerc remarked after the race that it is “pointless” for him to be fighting for a championship if he is making errors...
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