Show us the pole-to-win conversion rate F1 Twitter not impressed by Charles Leclercs statis

Charles Leclerc reached 100 races in Formula 1 last weekend in Mexico, which is certainly something to commemorate. But the race could have gone better, as despite no ‘incidents’, Ferrari just did not have the pace of Mercedes or Ferrari, and instead, were far, far behind. This was likely their worst performance of the season, over the whole weekend.

Leclerc qualified a dismal 7th, after DRS issues in qualifying. His teammate, Carlos Sainz did not do much better, only managing a P5. In the race, the Monegasque went one better, but that was it. The championships have already been decided, but with the P2 battle against Sergio Perez, Leclerc still has something to fight for, even if Ferrari are now basically using the races left as a testing ground for 2023.

It’s been a season of ‘What ifs’ for Charles Leclerc. What if his engine didn’t blow up while he was leading the race in Spain and Azerbaijan? What if Ferrari didn’t double-stack in Monaco? What if the team called him in during the late safety car in Silverstone? What if he didn’t make his error in France? What if the team didn’t put him on hard tyres in Hungary? What if the porpoising technical directive wasn’t there?

Unfortunately, this has left him with a very, very negative pole-to-win conversion ratio. He has taken 9 pole positions this season but has only converted them to a win 2 of those times, which certainly isn’t ideal. A variety of those are due to mishaps, but there is also one more thing: Since the summer break, the Ferrari F1-75 eats its tyres. Due to this conversion ratio, he has been subject to quite a bit of mockery on social media.

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Fans not impressed with Charles Leclerc’s pole-to-win ratio

After the Mexico City Grand Prix, Formula 1 tweeted out Charles Leclerc’s statistics after 100 races: 5 wins. 18 pole positions. 7 fastest laps, and 23 podiums. That pole conversion ratio, in particular, has given F1 twitter plenty of fodder to poke fun at the Monegasque. The truth is that on most of these occasions, his car just hasn’t been good enough during the race itself, which is where the points are dished out.

Regardless of the circumstances, that pole-to-win conversion ratio is certainly not ideal, and not a good look at all for any driver.

At the start of the season, especially after Australia, Charles Leclerc look in prime position to win the championship, as he was 46 points ahead of Max Verstappen. Or at least make it close. But that gap quickly evaporated, and now instead, he finds himself 141 points Verstappen. How the tables have turned.

But some did defend him. Despite his copious amounts of pole positions, he has only taken 2 less victories than Max Verstappen, which isn’t that bad, considering the debacle in 2020.

But anyways, as they say, tomorrow is a new day. Next year, Charles Leclerc and Ferrari will try again. One can hope they are better prepared for 2023, and that the team can finally bring the trophy back to Maranello, after 15 years.

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