Leclerc says there are no excuses after his Qualifying crash in Barcelona

“Turn 4 was the weak corner for me so I released the brakes and I think I carried quite a lot more speed in, which was okay mid-corner but I ended up on the dirtier part of the track and lost the car. There's no excuses, it's a mistake,” Leclerc explained his crash, quoted by the official Formula 1 website.

He also mentioned that his Q2 lap was really good and he felt that in all the corners he was nearly the strongest. He finished second fastest in Q2, just half a tenth behind pole sitter George Russell. That fact left him believing that a strong starting position for the race was possible. His teammate Lewis Hamilton later confirmed that as he finished the Qualifying second, only 0. 064 second behind Russell.

“Feeling very ashamed of coming here to speak in front of the camera after another 'what if'. Unfortunately last week was the same with what if we didn't have that issue in Monaco. This weekend is what if I didn't do that mistake,” Leclerc continued.

“I just feel ashamed of not putting everything together on what was a very positive weekend so far. The feeling is back and still optimistic for tomorrow but I should be starting higher up and I don't because of a mistake of mine,” he admitted while adding that he feels ashamed for disappointing so many people that are supporting him and the team: “It must be tough to stick with me.”