{"id":339273,"date":"2022-05-21T21:47:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T16:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.bullfrag.com\/leclerc-stays-with-the-pole-position-czech-arrives-5th\/"},"modified":"2022-05-21T21:47:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T16:17:08","slug":"leclerc-stays-with-the-pole-position-czech-arrives-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullfrag.com\/leclerc-stays-with-the-pole-position-czech-arrives-5th\/","title":{"rendered":"Leclerc stays with the ‘Pole position’; Czech arrives 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Montmel\u00f3 circuit in Catalonia witnessed his feat<\/b>so on Sunday he will start from the front row, next to Max Verstappen, the Dutchman and Red Bull driver have had a tough rivalry this season and in the general classification, followed by the Spanish Carlos Sainz Jr, Ferrari teammate who will start from site 3 to close this Spanish Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Upon his arrival at the finish line Leclerc declared: \u201cI made a mistake at the beginning of the third quarter of the race and only had one lap, but it went extremely well and I managed it. The car was incredible\u201d, the leader of this race pointed out to the F1 cameras.<\/p>\n

For his part, his closest pursuer, Max Verstappen acknowledged his complications on the track. “I couldn’t do my final run, either the DRS didn’t open or I just lost power.<\/b> But, in general, being in the front row is a good achievement,” he said.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard from Ferrari, Carlos Sainz pointed out the complications of the Catalan circuit in this phase. \u201cThe conditions have not been the best with the heat and the wind\u2026 but it is a good position to start. I believe that everything is possible tomorrow. We will do our best,” he told F1.<\/p>\n

Russell was in fourth position and Checo P\u00e9rez in fifth, who will seek to sneak into the top 5, as he has done this season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n