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Leclerc opens up on his debut season which could have been very different

Leclerc opens up on his debut season which could have been very different

01-01-2019 19:45

At the beginning of the season, few would have predicted that Charles Leclerc and Sauber would have performed the way they did.  

By the middle of the 2017 season, Sauber was close to a financial breakdown. However, a change in ownership and leadership gave the Swiss outfit an excellent foundation for its 2018 success.

The team struggled in the first few races but eventually they found the right setup and Leclerc was able to put it to use at the right time.

Things could have gone wrong though, for both Leclerc and Sauber: 

“I think it could have been a very difficult season mentally if obviously myself and the car would have kept the level we had at the beginning of the season,” said Leclerc to grandpx.news.

“For me, it made things a lot more interesting once we started to evolve as a car and also myself as a driver, fighting for points and things like this, it gave me a lot of motivation.”

The car and the driver progressed well throughout the season and even ended with Leclerc being promoted to Ferrari.