Charles Leclerc has revealed he thought he was on course to finish on the podium at the Japanese Grand Prix after mistaking Sergio Perez’s slow-moving Red Bull for Max Verstappen.
Leclerc ultimately finished fourth at Suzuka as Ferrari didn’t have the pace to match either Red Bull or McLaren.Perez retired from the race after sustaining damage from an incident with“Yeah I didn’t even follow what Max did because I saw him stopping at the Safety Car or after the Safety Car,” Leclerc said. “I don't know what happened there and I thought he wasn’t in the race anymore.
“So I thought I was doing a podium until the last lap where I actually looked at the board and I was P4, but yeah, I mean, there were really strong.
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