June 1, 2025- Charles Leclerc claims third place finish in Spanish GP 2025. [Credits: X/ Ferrari]

Charles Leclerc Gifts Ferrari Podium in Spain!

A magical race for Charles Leclerc at the very end of the Spanish GP.

June 1, 2025- Charles Leclerc claims third place finish in Spanish GP 2025. [Credits: X/ Ferrari]

Charles Leclerc was facing yet another terrible weekend in Spain this weekend. The Monegasque did not participate in the final runs of Q3 on Saturday. As a result, he was starting the race in eighth place. Charles Leclerc was behind the likes of Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and other faster cars.

But Leclerc was not going to give up easily. As soon as the race started, Leclerc made up a few places. Soon, he was behind his teammate in fifth place. The Scarlet cars were racing each other to claim better position. In order to stop them degrading each other’s tyres, Ferrari asked Lewis Hamilton to swap places with his teammate, giving Charles the opportunity to attack ahead.

That start from Charles! 🤯

We go onboard with Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton for the start in Spain, presented by @awscloud 💪👀#F1 #F1Insights #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/4SuTCltGNg
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 2, 2025

Leclerc spent the rest of the race chasing after the drivers in front. Charles Leclerc got his chance to shine after a safety car closed the gap between him and the frontrunners.

Charles Leclerc Takes Advantage of Red Bull Strategy Error

With only few laps to go before the end of the race, teams started pitting their drivers for a final go. Leclerc was among the horde of drivers who chose used soft tyres from qualifying. Leclerc was using comparatively better tyres which he didn’t utilise fully in Q3.

Red Bull Racing on the other hand, gave Max Verstappen hard tyres to race on. Verstappen was starting to feel the pressure while trying to warm up his tyres. Once the race was green flagged, Verstappen tried to speed away from Leclerc. Unfortunately for him, his rear tyres just did not have enough grip in them. Verstappen’s car was sideways withing seconds.

Charles Leclerc says he's "very happy" with his unexpected podium finish in Spain 💪

He also outlines his late-race clash with Max Verstappen 👀👇#F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/JqAzgvps0A
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 1, 2025

Charles Leclerc was not going to leave this opportunity go by. He shot his Ferrari at the Dutchman to overcame him as soon ad the lap began. The two drivers even bumped into each other along the straight. Leclerc drove in the inside line. He did not yield to Max Verstappen as he took the first corner.

Charles was lucky that George Russell came along to attack Max Verstappen. While he was busy fighting Russell, Leclerc sped away instantly. This gave him just enough gap to Verstappen and he was able to complete his race without any obstructions. Leclerc converted a disappointing weekend into delight to Ferrari with his late race bravery.

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