Max Verstappen has won more from Charles Leclerc’s pole positions that Leclerc himself this year. This stat pretty much wraps up the story of this F1 year to some extent. The Monegasque remains unstoppable in qualifying and proves his mettle, but rarely ever finishes the race at P1.

After a power unit issue, the 24-year-old even had to retire in Baku, costing him too much in the competition. Now, Max Verstappen has given his take on the situation and believes that these things happen and one has to get back up. Verstappen has also had his fair share of bad luck, but ultimately managed an epic championship comeback in the last couple of races.

The Dutchman sympathized with his rival but also gave a harsh reality check. He said, ” I would always say sh*t happens. Yeah, that’s racing. You know, it happened to me, it  happened to many people in the past. Unfortunately, it’s happening to Charles. Yeah. If I will be in the same situation I would also be disappointed. I think that’s very normal.”

“But yeah, it’s about how you come out of it. You always look at how to improve things. That’s what we did as well at the beginning of the season. You learn from it, you don’t like it, you’re angry, but we turned it around, but you always have to stay on it because something else might happen and you always have to prevent these issues from happening.”

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Ferrari, as we all know, are drowning in their own mistakes. Recently, the Maranello camp has managed to blow Leclerc’s lead, further taking him one step away from the championship. Arguably, the team does not look championship ready, despite making a title-winning car.

Max Verstappen leads the table after Ferrari’s mistakes

In Baku, Ferrari had to retire both their cars, when Carlos Sainz had a Hydraulic issue and Leclerc a power unit one. Leclerc, by that time, was leading the race, after a strategy change from Ferrari. Despite the Red Bulls being extremely fast and Verstappen almost catching up on Leclerc, Charles could’ve won the race.

However, the Monegasque did not even finish, let alone win. This has suddenly changed the championship as the Red Bulls lead 1-2 and the year looks rather easy for Verstappen.

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So, what do you think? Will Verstappen be crowned a champion in 2022 as well?