The signs that suggest Leclerc will come back stronger from another Monaco blow

OPINION: Last weekend, Charles Leclerc ultimately endured a fourth tough Monaco Grand Prix event in his burgeoning motorsport career. But, based on what happened after his other home setbacks, he will likely come back stronger – eyeing yet more Formula 1 success

Alex Kalinauckas May 26, 2021, 7:57 AM

Upd: May 28, 2021, 7:43 AM

"I think it's the most disappointing moment in my whole career because of being at Monaco. The weekend really was perfect until then."

Charles Leclerc spoke those words to Autosport in his home city, but he didn’t say them last weekend. This was four years ago, when his sensational charge to the 2017 Formula 2 title (remember, before him no rookie had won that category since Nico Hulkenberg in 2009, prior to the Pirelli era) was just getting going.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.