Max Verstappen cruised away with la victoire at the French Grand Prix, marking his seventh victory of the season and extending his championship lead.
But, his engineer made an interesting comment over the radio that F1 fans may agree with after the beginning of the race—“Shame, I think that would have been a good race.” Charles Leclerc, who was leading the race, lost the rear and crashed into the barriers in lap 18. The Ferrari driver was animated over the team radio, saying, “I cannot find throttle” before letting out an anguished “no.”
He admitted that he made a mistake and now trails Verstappen by 63 points with one more race to go before summer break. Team boss Mattia Binotto echoed that it was a “genuine mistake” by Leclerc, but he also clarified what fans heard on the radio regarding the throttle.
