Is Charles Leclerc the fastest driver in F1?

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If Charles Leclerc had transformed all of his pole positions into victories in 2022, we might be speaking approximately him because the clean favored for the title.

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If Charles Leclerc had transformed all of his pole positions into victories in 2022, we might be speaking approximately him because the clean preferred for the title.

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while he has taken second place in the other two (behind Sergio Perez in Saudi Arabia and Max Verstappen at Imola).

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Of course, the fact Leclerc's Ferrari is so fast over one lap but more evenly matched with the Red Bulls

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in the race is one of the reasons this year's world championship is so open and exciting.

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Ferrari's treatment of its tyres means it can easily get them up to temperature over a single lap,

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If Charles Leclerc had transformed all of his pole positions into victories in 2022, we would be speakme approximately him because the clean favorite for the title.

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