No one can question the “promise” young Charles Leclerc has shown over the past few years. Ferrari made a pivotal decision 2 years back when they secured Charles for the next 5 years. This showed both the driver and the world that Ferrari believes in the skills of Leclerc.

Over the past 2 years, we have seen Leclerc “outperform” his car race after race. But this year is different. In the light of the recent change in the regulations, Ferrari came out of their 3-year slump to be back to fighting for both championships. And yet they find themselves closer to the third-placed Mercedes.

Leclerc can’t catch a break

Championship contender Leclerc is 80 points off the lead with more poles than anyone in the year and yet won just 3 races while 2021 World Champion Max Verstappen has won 8.

After his crash in the French Grand Prix, which the Monegasque terribly regrets, Ferrari’s disastrous strategy calls saw Leclerc finishing 6 in the Hungarian Grand Prix. While the fans have blamed Ferrari Strategists on social media, former Ferrari Driver Felipe Massa has urged Charles to be patient and focused.

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Massa urges Charles Leclerc “to be patient”

“Definitely internally he is not happy at all but he needs to be patient because if you start to fight, it will not help the team but also Charles,” the Brazilian told Sky Sports F1’s Any Driven Monday.

“We cannot forget he has made mistakes to give a good possibility to win the race and score the right amount of points.

“So in the end you need to be patient so that if you are happy with the decisions and mistakes happening, you need to fight in the right way and professionally, but not showing outside.

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“If you are showing outside, it is not helping both sides. Even if Ferrari made more mistakes this year, it is not the fight – especially outside, it will not help them.”

It is important for Leclerc to fight through this period and ensure in the remaining races that he is still able to keep it within himself and ensure he performs to his best to keep the Championship fight alive. Do you guys think Leclerc can turn it around?