“To Charles, you are the most talented driver I came across in 15 years of F1. Don’t waste it,” wrote a departing Sebastian Vettel on the helmet which he swapped with Charles Leclerc. While Charles has been a promising talent, a hope for Ferrari, and probably a chance for them to clinch the glory again, his talents are going to waste. Though the reigning champion of MotoGP, Francesco Bagnaia agrees with Vettel, the fans have taken a seat at the opposition table.

Charles Leclerc had an 80-point gap to Max Verstappen going into the summer break in the 2022 season campaign. However, in 2023, when Ferrari made tall claims coming into the season, their golden boy stands 86 points behind the leader Verstappen with only 5 races in. The reason for this deficit can be attributed to the reliability of the car and the driver. Crashes and DNFs are how one would define the Monegasque driver’s campaign so far.

The love for Ferrari runs in every Tifosi and Italian spectator. The latest example is the top man of the MotoGP world, Pecco Bagnaia who believes, “Charles is at Verstappen’s level”. But the fans have discarded this comparison.

Fans trash Charles Leclerc as Pecco Bagnaia compares him with Max Verstappen

Disappointed fans, probably a few from the orange army, joined forces to call out Leclerc. They began by calling him overrated and clearly stated that right now he is not at the level to make a go for the championship title. Take a look at how F1 Twitter brought their claws out to disagree with the MotoGP champ.

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“Yes Charles is faster than Verstappen in qualifying but in the race it’s not that, especially since at the moment he does not have the level to be world champion.” [translated by Google]

“he’s not tbh, verstappen doesn’t bin the car every 2nd race” [translated by Google]

“If he is at the level but when he had a competitive car the pressure beat him, predestination must work on that and surely in another year he will be a contender again” [translated by Google]

Mistakes made by Charles, which probably began at the French GP last year and have been witnessed in a couple of crashes this year, are something the fans are not ready to go past.

“It doesn’t seem to me at all, if I look at the results, the wins, the mistakes, I don’t see where that tie is. Neither as a man/character, which is positive though.” [translated by Google]

“He is an Italian so he defends the colors of Ferrari if not your head, he knows that Leclerc does not have the level of Max” [translated by Google]

“JOS VERSTAPPEN in a pinch, but Max explodes Leclerc in every way, you can give him a W11 or an RB18 at Charles, he’ll put it in the wall anyway 😂😂😂” [translated by Google]

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Do you think Leclerc will win a championship with Ferrari?