Charles Leclerc & His Parade Curse the 0.02 Seconds That Robbed Him of Dutch GP Supremacy

The Dutch Grand Prix started late, but it was surely worth the wait. Verstappen and Charles Leclerc went neck to neck with their final flying lap. However, it was the home favorite who emerged victorious as he won pole position.

The Dutch Grand Prix promised to be a close affair after an interesting practice session. However, it was too close for Leclerc and Verstappen after the latter beat Leclerc by 0.021s to get pole.

Both the drivers had a perfect lap in the final run. Leclerc had a decent purple first and third sector, giving him an impressive time of 1:10.363. Leclerc might have hoped he had done enough to secure the pole but Verstappen had other ideas. Verstappen capitalized on Leclerc’s poor middle sector and it was enough to cross the line 0.021s quicker than Leclerc.

Leclerc’s disappointment was evident when he heard he had missed out pole to Max by a thin margin.

Mattia Binotto said, “What a shame Charles, very good.”

Leclerc said, “Thank you Mattia, in the second sector we struggled a bit. Never mind, tomorrow!”

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Leclerc will be looking to close the gap in front. It won’t be so easy though, given Max has a huge home advantage. The crowd will be cheering for him to win back-to-back GPs.

F1 Twitter reacts to Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen’s close qualifying

There was almost nothing separating Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc as they crossed the line, giving 2 stonking laps. The top 3 was completed by Carlos Sainz, but it was the battle between Max and Charles that kept fans on the edge. Formula One Twitter was quick to react to the close finish between the duo.

Some fans shared images of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen talking to each other after the duo shared an intense qualifying session.

After a stupendous qualifying, both Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc will be looking to edge each other out. For Max, not winning might not make a big difference. However, for Charles, a win is the minimum requirement if he is to keep his title dreams alive this season.

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Last weekends crushing defeat from Red Bull will be fresh in Ferrari heart’s and they will be looking to avenge that by beating Verstappen on his own turf. Will they succeed? Who do you think has got the advantage going into tomorrow’s main race?