F1 – 2024 Monaco Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript

DRIVERS
 
1 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)
 
2 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren)

3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari)
 
TRACK INTERVIEWS
(Performed by Jenson Button)  
 
Q: Charles, congratulations. You have not simply gained the Monaco Grand Prix, you’ve got gained your private home Grand Prix. How are you feeling proper now? 
Charles LECLERC: No phrases can clarify that. It is such a troublesome race. I believe the truth that twice I have been beginning in pole place and couldn’t fairly make it, makes it even higher in a means. It means rather a lot, clearly. It is the race that made me dream of turning into a Components 1 driver in the future. So yeah, it was a troublesome race emotionally as a result of already 15 laps to the tip, you are simply hoping that nothing occurs. Already the feelings have been coming. I’ve to say that I used to be considering to my dad much more. It was a dream of ours for me to race right here and to win, so it is unbelievable.
 
Q: Everybody at all times talks about Monaco being the jewel within the crown, however in addition they say Saturday is an important day. It is not, is it? I imply, right this moment, there’s nonetheless a variety of work to do on the market on the monitor, 78 laps, the stress from behind. It’s important to be a mathematician on the subject of deciding how exhausting to push, how simple to go. It is powerful on the market.
CL: It is actually troublesome. At first, I assumed we have been… I imply, we had various margin, however we knew there have been 78 laps to do on the identical tyres, which was very, very troublesome. However yeah, we did an excellent administration of the tyres. There was a giant a part of the race the place we needed to handle the hole with George. After which within the final 10 laps, I may push a bit extra, and the automotive felt wonderful. So I simply need to thank the staff for having carried out such unbelievable work over the previous few months. giving me the chance to lastly win this race is, once more, a really particular feeling.
 
Q: Effectively, while you crossed the end line, the group simply erupted, and to see a lot help for you right here, have you ever obtained phrases for the followers right here?
CL: Simply an enormous thanks. The parade laps already have been particular, on the bus, and seeing so a lot of my associates on the balcony, so many individuals I do know on the balcony, and it was simply very, very particular, so… Yeah, this one means rather a lot. And the help that I’ve had over the weekend means an enormous quantity. So thanks. Thanks a lot to all people.
 
Q: Oscar, you need to be pleased with that. A podium in Monaco. It is the dream race. Clearly, so near the win. How was it on the market for you?
Oscar PIASTRI: Yeah, difficult race. You recognize, the tempo in the beginning was extremely gradual and I had one little half look earlier than the tunnel, however yeah, I did not have… Effectively, I did not have a sufficiently small automotive to suit into a spot. So yeah, because of the entire staff. It has been an excellent weekend all spherical. And yeah, good to lastly put a outcome on the board. We have been very sturdy for the previous few weekends, however did not actually have the outcomes to indicate for it. So good to have a podium, and what higher place?
 
Q: Yeah, it was actually enjoyable watching you on the first begin, having a go at just a few locations across the lap, and your aggression confirmed there. And we thought you have been going to have a very good go, nevertheless it did not fairly come off. But it surely’s been an excellent weekend for you, hasn’t it? Does it make you assume, ‘oh, these little issues in qualifying would have made a giant distinction’?
OP: Yeah, I imply, it does. However to be trustworthy, Charles has been mega all weekend. And, you already know, they have been fast from the very first lap. And I believe it will have taken one thing fairly particular in quali to outdo him. The chance was nearly there, however it will have taken most likely the most effective lap of my life. So I am pleased with P2. A great outcome for the staff once more and yeah, very, very completely happy.
 
Q: Congrats. Benefit from the celebrations.
OP: Thanks. Cheers.
 
Q: Carlos, that should be blended feelings. After the primary begin, it regarded prefer it was recreation over. You bought a little bit fortunate having the ability to begin once more and also you got here away with a podium.
Carlos SAINZ: Yeah, it was a good one and clearly a really unhealthy feeling there in lap one which in a short time became an excellent feeling after getting reinstated at P3. From there on, actually, the race tempo was good, as we anticipated. It is simply unimaginable to get previous by way of the streets of Monaco. However I am extraordinarily completely happy to see Charles win his dwelling Grand Prix. The way in which he is been driving all weekend and managed to share this podium with him in P3. It is an excellent feeling for the entire staff. I believe all of them deserve it. And yeah, it seems like we’re getting stronger and stronger each weekend.
 
Q: It regarded like in the direction of the tip of the race you have been getting nearer to Oscar. I do not know if his tyres began opening up or he was combating him a bit, however you got the stress there.
CS: Yeah, as soon as I used to be positive that Lando behind didn’t have a spot to pit for Medium and assault me on the finish, I centered on performing some quick laps. I went right down to the 1m14s, which was actually fast on the time, and I mentioned, OK, perhaps I’ve an opportunity at placing a little bit of stress on Oscar, and perhaps I can get him to do a mistake, as a result of clearly I knew that passing him was unimaginable. And, yeah, we obtained him below stress. I noticed him lose the rear a few occasions and getting a bit free, nevertheless it was not sufficient to cross.
 
PRESS CONFERENCE
 
Q: Oscar, let’s begin with you. Many congratulations. Your third podium in Components 1. Simply how a lot did you take pleasure in these podium celebrations, initially?
OP: Let you know what, I believe I slept longer than I did final night time, ready for Charles simply now. No, I am very, very completely happy. Yeah, third podium in F1 actually would not get previous. So, no, very completely happy to have it right here in Monaco, particularly, you already know, if there’s one podium aside from your private home podium that you simply need to stand on, it is most likely right here. So, very, more than happy for the entire staff. I believe particularly for our aspect of the storage, it has been a promising few weekends now and good to lastly get a very good outcome out of it. So very, very completely happy.
 
Q: And when it comes to your battle with Charles, was there any second within the race while you tried to ship it?
OP: I had an try about 10 or 15 laps in, into Flip 8. We have been going fairly gradual. I believe at one level we have been going slower than Components 2. You recognize, while you’re going that gradual, you’ve got obtained a good few choices. However I form of knew that when I confirmed my hand in the place I used to be going to try to overtake, that he would most likely be clever to it from there. So I managed to get very shut in Flip 7, one lap. I attempted to indicate the nostril in Flip 8 however he reacted simply fast sufficient, so after that time I knew I used to be going to be very restricted on choices.
 
Q: And the way was the efficiency of the automotive? You have been carrying a little bit of ground harm after your second with Carlos on the authentic begin?
OP: Yeah, I imply, it was OK. I believe for the primary half of the race, it was unimaginable to inform what the penalty of that was. I believe in the direction of the tip, most likely a mixture of attempting to maintain the tempo of the race fairly fast, plus the ground, yeah, simply struggled a little bit bit in the direction of the tip, however total fairly pleased with it. And yeah, the final 10 laps or so, I used to be fairly completely happy we have been in Monaco.
 
Q: And also you mentioned a second in the past it has been a very good few races for you now, however can we throw it ahead? What does this weekend say about McLaren’s aggressive place in Components 1? Do you assume now you are an element? You possibly can win each race going ahead if the playing cards fall for you?
OP: I believe so. I believe it has been three very completely different circuits previously three races, and we have been aggressive in any respect of them. Miami was most likely one among our worst circuits earlier than this 12 months. Imola has at all times been type to us, however we had a really sturdy weekend there, and here is been… For instance our automotive’s by no means been the strongest within the gradual corners, and this weekend we have been very fast once more. So I believe we could be assured wherever we go. I really feel like we do not have to depend on the high-speed circuits like we did final 12 months to get our outcomes, which is a really thrilling factor to have going ahead. And, yeah, I believe the pecking order is as tight because it’s ever been, particularly this weekend. Going into qualifying, I believe we thought that there might be any one among 4 groups on pole, which I do not assume we have been in a position to say for some time. So, I believe we are able to positively be within the battle each weekend.
 
Q: Alright. Thanks for that. Carlos, let’s come to you now. Your third Monaco podium within the final 4 years. What does this one imply to you?
CS: I believe it means extra for the truth that being a Ferrari driver, being P3, however particularly seeing your team-mate that’s Monegasque standing on high of the rostrum in entrance of his dwelling crowd, in entrance of all of the tifosi and all of the mechanics, I believe it is probably the greatest photos I’ve seen in Components 1 and very completely happy for him, for the staff. He deserves it as a result of he is pushed at an unbelievable degree this weekend and he is put collectively a very stable weekend. And yeah, it was coming for him, I felt, as a result of he was driving rather well just lately. Yeah, it is a actually good day for Ferrari and Charles.
 
Q: Can I take you again to the unique begin now? Oscar touched on the incident between the 2 of you. Can we get your ideas on what occurred on the authentic Flip 1?
CS: Yeah, I obtained a very good begin and I had form of a chance going into Flip 1 and I arrived a bit lengthy, with a variety of understeer within the automotive and attempting to maintain the place with Oscar, because it’s just about your solely likelihood to cross. Then I understeered off a bit into him on the exit and yeah, we had the slightest of contacts. For some purpose, Oscar and I, we appear to have a magnet just lately between one another, for some purpose that I do not perceive, as a result of we hit it off and every little thing is okay, however we appear to at all times discover one another on monitor. Yeah, I did not even really feel the contact. It was so slight or it was so small that I did not even see it or really feel it. However as quickly as I exit Flip 1, I may really feel the puncture. And yeah, it regarded like my race was over there at one level. After which I used to be actually fortunate to get the P3 again and race from there the remainder of the race.
 
Q: Was there any lasting harm in your automotive or have been the staff in a position to utterly repair any points within the break?
CS: No, even while you see the tyre, it was such a slight minimize that the tyre obtained from the contact that there was no points with the automotive, no harm. It was simply the smallest of contacts. A bit unfortunate to get the puncture in a means, however then fortunate to get the place again. From there on, actually, it was a brand new race and we had our alternatives, however by no means actually a transparent one.
 
Q: How irritating is it, Carlos, to be in a prepare of vehicles like that, lapping slower than you are able to going? Did you get tempted to ship it down the within of Oscar?
CS: I obtained tempted just a few occasions, however after lap one and clearly figuring out that Monaco is a little bit of all-or-nothing, you already know that while you go for a transfer, the most probably consequence is contact between the 2 vehicles and a possible DNF for the 2 vehicles. And I felt like that was an excessive amount of to lose for each Oscar and myself, you already know, and my staff. So sadly, Monaco is like that. I did have my alternatives and my temptations, each within the first 15 laps and within the final 10 laps, however by no means actually a transparent likelihood to see how we may get out of the nook untouched. So, yeah, as I knew from Friday, my race tempo was going to be good. I used to be the quickest on Friday follow when it comes to race tempo. Once more, right this moment, after I may present the tempo, it was actually, actually good. However Monaco is monitor place and we misplaced it to Oscar yesterday.
 
Q: And let’s throw it ahead now. Ferrari are simply 24 factors behind Purple Bull within the Constructors’ Championship. Do you assume it is a real title battle now? Do you assume you might have the automotive beneath you to problem each weekend?
CS: I believe my frequent sense tells me that on regular tracks Purple Bull ought to nonetheless be favourites. Domination, like we have been seeing, hopefully not. However favourites, sure. After which it will likely be a really tight battle with each McLaren and us. I believe we’re all three at a really related degree. Our final reference of a traditional monitor is Imola and Miami. And if I see these two tracks, we appear to be half a tenth behind McLaren and perhaps a tenth or two behind Purple Bull. And yeah, it nonetheless implies that that any small progress, any small improve, any small factor that we deliver to the automotive may swap it to a possible race victory or a profitable automotive. Monaco, we have at all times been sturdy. Avenue circuits like Singapore and final 12 months in Monaco, it exhibits the strengths of the Ferrari. And on the similar time, being inside 24 factors of the Purple Bull within the Constructors, you see that while you put them below stress yesterday, Max did a mistake in Q3 run two, Checo was out in Q1. All of us simply have to be there, you already know, to indicate that these items can occur to Purple Bull too. And yesterday is the most effective instance.
 
QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR 
 
Q: (Alex Kalinauckas – Autosport) Query to Carlos, please. Nearly what you’ve got seen of Charles this weekend. You mentioned yesterday he was on it proper from the beginning on FP1. You mentioned simply then a really stable weekend. What’s he been like out of the automotive from what you’ve got seen? Do you assume he had a plan to maintain cool if he obtained pole place? As a result of he appears to be actually attempting to rein it in in spite of everything his heartbreak of latest years. Thanks.
CS: From my aspect, I’ve seen the identical Charles that I’ve seen some other 12 months in Monaco. Clearly, it is your private home race, so that you clearly can inform he is a really busy man when he is in Monaco. However nothing completely different. He is a man that he is at all times been tremendous fast round Monaco. He has carried out exceptionally nicely. The one factor I noticed completely different is that he gave the impression to be in Q3 run two already in FP1, Q3 run two mode. And yeah, I had my moments attempting to get to that degree of pushing after which I misplaced confidence. After which whereas we’re usually inside half a tenth of one another, this week in these two, three moments in FP1 and FP2 it simply put me a step behind in confidence and I could not fairly get shut sufficient in quali.
 
Q: Thanks, Carlos. Let’s simply have a fast chat with our race winner now. Charles, many congratulations. Third time fortunate right here in Monaco, your childhood dream. Is that this the sweetest win of your Components 1 profession?
CL: I believe so. Clearly Monza in 2019 was extraordinarily particular. However Monaco is the Grand Prix that made me dream of turning into a Components 1 driver. Yeah, I keep in mind being so younger and watching the race with my associates, clearly with my father, that has carried out completely every little thing for me to get to the place I’m right this moment, and I really feel like I do not solely accomplish a dream of mine right this moment, but additionally one among his. And yeah, it is simply such a particular weekend total. It is a road monitor, it is such a troublesome monitor to place every little thing collectively from FP1 to qualifying to then all of the laps that you need to do within the race. And to lastly make it in entrance of my complete household, my associates that have been watching all around the monitor is a really, very, very particular feeling.
 
Q: How emotional have been you up there on the rostrum?
CL: I believe the place I struggled most to really include my feelings was over the past 10 laps of the race. Greater than on the rostrum. I realised truly two laps to the tip that I used to be struggling to see out of the tunnel simply because I had tears in my eyes. And I used to be like, ‘f**ok, Charles, you can’t do this now. You continue to have two laps to complete’. And particularly on a monitor like Monaco, you need to be on all of it the best way to the tip. It was very troublesome to include these feelings, these ideas once more, of the those who have helped me to get to the place I’m right this moment. It is solely a win. The season continues to be very, very lengthy. It is 25 factors like some other wins. Nonetheless, emotionally, this one means a lot. And I believe the very fact as nicely that we began twice on pole place previously and that we could not handle to get the win for one purpose or one other, that we could not actually management, not in our management, makes this one much more so particular.
 
Q: You say that is simply 25 factors, nevertheless it’s been practically two years since your final win in Components 1. Do you’re feeling this may be the catalyst for a lot of extra now?
CL: I really feel that the turning level of the season has been just a few races in the past already. We did not have fairly the automotive to win a race in the previous few races. Nonetheless, we did right here, and I knew that the chance needed to be taken, and I did. So on that, we did a very good job. I’ve had two qualifyings the place I struggled in the beginning of the season, however from then on, I labored on my qualifying tempo, and since then, I am extraordinarily pleased with the job we’re doing. So, yeah, actually pleased with the way it goes, and I hope that this can deliver us to many extra wins. We should not get carried away, that clearly Monaco is such a particular monitor, and I believe we had a very good automotive this weekend. It does not imply that it’ll keep like that till the tip of the 12 months, however trying again on the first few races of the season, I believe we did an excellent job maximising all of the races that now we have carried out, and yeah, we’ll maintain it going.
 
Q: And it is simply 31 factors between you and Max within the championship now.
CL: Oh, is it 31? Oh, any person instructed me 23, so I used to be excited. However 31 is OK. I imply, I am going to take it anyway, however it’s kind of greater than what I had been instructed. So, yeah, it is OK. However I do not take into consideration the championship for now anyway, and it is nonetheless too early on within the season. I believe the upgrades that now we have introduced in Imola, now we have nonetheless to see how nicely they work and the place it would deliver us. After which it is all about maximising all weekends, after which hopefully, little by little, we’ll get there.
 
Q: (Matt Coch – SpeedCafe) Oscar, Carlos spoke about his fast response and emotions within the automotive at Flip 1, what have been yours? And in addition throughout the crimson flag when the staff was ripping a sidepod off and getting the recent glue gun out on the ground, what have been you considering at that time?
OP: I positively felt the contact at Flip 1 and at that a part of the automotive, it is such a delicate half. The staff instructed me how a lot downforce I used to be shedding earlier than we tried to repair it and it was a reasonably large quantity. I do not know what we managed to get it right down to however yeah, clearly the size of the crimson flag helped us out quite a bit there. And being in Monaco, it is most likely the one monitor the place having harm would not harm you as a lot. So, yeah, it was a really, very small contact. However with these vehicles, particularly with the ground being so delicate to the downforce it generates, it will possibly break your race very simply. So, yeah, I used to be very completely happy we may try to repair it.
 
Q: (Niharika Ghorpade – Sportskeeda) Carlos, you talked about earlier that Purple Bull are nonetheless the favourites, however we spoke to Max earlier and he says that there might be extra tracks the place Purple Bull may wrestle, most likely not as a lot as this. So the opposite two drivers can add in however is it any encouragement that now your groups lastly have a chance to battle for this championship? And what does that really feel like?
CS: I believe we can have… I believe Ferrari we can have our alternatives in these type of tracks. I believe McLaren can have their alternatives, however after I speak about a traditional monitor we are able to speak about perhaps a Barcelona. Canada, I believe is sort of particular however a Barcelona or any European truck, the place I contemplate it to be a traditional monitor, I nonetheless assume Purple Bull shall be favourites, however I do not assume they will dominate like they used to do. And I believe that is excellent news for the championship. And it is simply value being inside a tenth or two in quali, that even when they’re favourites, they can’t afford to do any errors. And that is the place each Ferrari and McLaren, we are able to capitalise, which is a place that in Bahrain Race 1, nobody was there to be there.
 
Q: (Fred Ferret – l’Equipe) A query to Charles. You observe every little thing in your private pocket book to enhance your self. Is there a particular web page for the celebration for tonight? And have you ever deliberate to leap tonight within the harbour? 
CL: Yeah, I’ve already mentioned to Fred to prepare as a result of he will certainly soar with me within the harbour. On my pocket book, I write a lot of technical stuff. Nonetheless, positively not for the celebration, nevertheless it’s very clear in my thoughts what I’ve obtained to do tonight with all of the mechanics and engineers. And I can’t wait to only benefit from the second. It is such a particular second in my profession that you have to have fun after which already from perhaps not tomorrow however after tomorrow we’ll begin excited about Canada and focus 100% once more to maximise the following weekend.
 
Q: (Laurence Edmondson – ESPN) Congratulations, Charles. Was there any level throughout that race the place you thought it would get away from you? Some drivers say they hear bizarre noises when the stress is on, and clearly with what’s occurred in earlier years. And in addition, did you discover Oscar’s try to cross he talked about at Flip 8 early within the race?
CL: Sure, I did see that. Like, it was optimistic! However I used to be managing like loopy. I do not know, we have been most likely three seconds off the tempo, three-and-a-half seconds off the tempo. So I knew that I simply needed to push a little bit bit extra. The factor that I did not know is how a lot Oscar was prepared to push at this second of the race, figuring out that there have been nonetheless 70 laps to go. In order quickly as I noticed that, I used to be like, ‘OK, perhaps I am not going to take it that simple within the gradual half’ simply to not be below an excessive amount of stress there. However after that, I felt like we had every little thing below management. The tempo of the automotive was wonderful. The tyres felt actually, actually good. Even within the final laps, I felt like I may do one other race. There was a variety of tyre administration, clearly, in the beginning. So every little thing felt actually, actually good. As I mentioned, I believe it is extra the ideas within the final 15 laps that have been very troublesome to handle and much more than previously in my profession. However no unfavourable ideas. It was extra, once more, concerning the… Yeah, every little thing that has occurred till now, however good moments in karting and dreaming of getting there and most of those moments, however not one of the unhealthy moments of the previous few years.
 
Q: (Luke Smith – The Athletic) Charles, congratulations. This win, it has been a very long time within the making. And I believe each time we come to Monaco, we discuss concerning the Leclerc curse or jinx that you have round these streets. Does it really feel like a means off that you simply lastly now obtained this victory? And yeah, you talked about stress in qualifying yesterday. Has it, once more, will that relieve among the stress going into future races round right here?
CL: I by no means believed within the curse. Nonetheless, it at all times felt very troublesome within the two events I needed to win right here. One, I could not even begin the race. The second, we did not make the appropriate alternative, I believe. So it was very, very irritating to lose these wins. The factor is that as a driver you by no means actually know when would be the subsequent alternative to win and particularly when it is your private home race and much more so when your private home race is Monaco, that’s such a particular monitor, such a troublesome monitor and such a troublesome weekend to grasp and to do every little thing completely which we did. So I knew that right this moment was one other alternative. I knew the way it felt the final two occasions I used to be on this place, However I clearly actually wished to get that victory right this moment, so there is a little bit of pressure. However as I’ve mentioned., as quickly as I put the helmet on and as quickly as I get into the automotive I do not really feel something anymore. After which it is all about attempting to maximise the automotive that you’ve got excited about the tyres and excited about all of the stuff that I had to consider to handle this race one of the best ways doable. So it is extra the moments earlier than the race and earlier than placing the helmet on.
 
Q: (Rodrigo França – Automotive Journal, Brazil) Query to Charles. Charles, congratulations in your win. It is a particular win as a result of it is your private home race, after all, but additionally a win of your idol Ayrton Senna, who has the document right here. So how particular is it to see your title in addition to Ayrton Senna’s title as a winner in Monaco? 
CL: I imply, Ayrton has at all times been my idol and he was extremely particular in Monaco. And I believe that most likely the primary time my father spoke to me about Ayrton, he instructed me to go and look this onboard of him driving across the streets of Monaco and I used to be like ‘oh my God, that is loopy!’ And from that day onwards then clearly I knew increasingly rising up, increasingly about Ayrton and that added to the truth that he was simply turning into increasingly my idol. However the reality he was so particular in Monaco was unbelievable to see. To win in Monaco now myself as nicely, is wonderful.
 
Q: (Andrew Frankl – Forza Journal) I had breakfast with the mechanics they usually have been so nervous, most of them could not end their breakfast. Did you get any sleep final night time?
CL: I did. I truly slept rather well. I ate like loopy yesterday night time. I truly obtained too late at dwelling and I could not cook dinner, so I ordered my favorite pizza, which isn’t the most effective preparation to race usually, however I used to be like, ‘OK, perhaps mentally it would assist me to take the stress off a little bit bit’. And yeah, that is it. I slept rather well.
 
Q: What’s your favourite pizza, Charles?
CL: Pizza Margherita with prosciutto crudo. By no means pineapple.
 
Q: (Alex Kalinauckas – Autosport) One other query to Charles, please. There have been some sophisticated moments in the course of the race, for instance, with the gaps opening as much as different vehicles on the again. And at one level, the staff was suggesting, ‘oh, perhaps you have to decelerate’. You did not look like that was essentially a good suggestion out of your viewpoint. So what was happening there? And what have been you a little bit bit anxious about? 
CL: Yeah, I believe we had a goal hole with Russell that we did not need to open an excessive amount of and I wasn’t an excessive amount of for that as a result of I felt like I used to be rather a lot off the tempo and what I did not need is that Oscar began to push right away after which you do not have references. I used to be going so gradual in the course of the race that when you begin to push, then you do not actually know the place to brake and that is the place errors can occur. So I simply wished to get into the rhythm and begin to push a bit extra. However clearly, the staff was telling me, decelerate, decelerate, decelerate. So I used to be slowing down, nevertheless it wasn’t the nicest second of the race. Then within the final 15 laps, I may push a bit extra and really feel a bit extra the automotive. And there, I loved it much more. However yeah, I knew I needed to do these issues to get the win or at the very least to safe each doable state of affairs. And as a lot as I do not imagine in luck, I wished to be sure that I used to be protecting all doable eventualities.
 
Q: (Josh Suttill – The Race) Charles, that is Ferrari’s third victory below Fred Vasseur. How a lot of a distinction has he made to the staff? And do you assume he is obtained all the appropriate items in place for Ferrari to turn out to be championship challengers once more? 
CL: I’ve no doubts. I believe because the first day he joined and that he is obtained every little thing to deliver again the staff to the place it belongs and meaning to a world championship. He is obtained such a transparent imaginative and prescient of what he needs to attain and the right way to obtain it. He would not lose time and that’s positively his energy and I believe his imaginative and prescient is absolutely good. We share it fairly often, on how he needs to attain these targets. I’ve at all times been utterly aligned with the best way he needs to alter issues to get to the place we need to get. I’ve little doubt that he is the appropriate individual and that he is serving to the staff to get there.
 
Q: (Laurence Edmondson – ESPN) One other query for Charles. You talked about your father a variety of occasions on this press convention. I simply puzzled what your earliest reminiscence with him at this race was and whether or not that was in your thoughts in these final laps? 
CL: It was very a lot in my thoughts. As I mentioned, I believe in each race I’ve carried out, there’s been not one race the place I used to be excited about this type of private stuff contained in the automotive, as a result of you have to keep on it. Perhaps Baku in 2017. Clearly, every little thing was nonetheless very contemporary for me, so it was troublesome to handle mentally. Nonetheless, it is most likely the primary time in my profession that it occurred once more whereas driving, the place you’ve got obtained these flashbacks of all these moments that now we have spent collectively, all of the sacrifices that he has carried out for me to get to the place I’m. And as I mentioned earlier, it isn’t solely my dream, nevertheless it was each of our goals to get there. And clearly, my complete household was supporting and was clearly dreaming of that second, which makes it much more particular. However yeah, that was, once more, as I mentioned earlier, most likely the second that was essentially the most troublesome to handle right this moment.
 
Q: (Anaïs Riu – Monaco Tribune)  Congratulations, Charles. We noticed the Prince, Albert II, in tears. What have been his phrases and what was your feeling about it?
CL: Sure, The Prince was very emotional. We all know one another since a really very long time. And really, I keep in mind after I was 12 or 13 years previous, we obtained to the palace for the primary time with my father to try to have some help with my profession that was simply beginning to be a bit extra severe. And since then he has at all times stored an eye fixed on my profession, has at all times supported me, has at all times had good phrases in superb moments, but additionally in moments that have been way more troublesome, and I believe the truth that he has seen me rising up and all of the help that he has given me through the years made it fairly emotional for me and in addition for him.
 
Q: (Daniele Sparisci – Corriere della Sera) Congratulations, Charles, for this wonderful victory. Did one thing change within the strategy of this weekend with respect to the opposite 12 months? We will see from the exterior that you simply have been extra centered, centered on delivering efficiency and outcome. One thing has modified in your strategy this weekend, dwelling race?
CL: No, no, under no circumstances. And I believe the notion from the skin typically can change however on the finish what I attempt to do and what I do is to try to maintain the issues as secure as doable and at any time when I am going in a weekend you simply try to do precisely the identical factor as what you’ve got carried out Within the earlier weekend, studying from errors, clearly at all times striving to enhance and get higher, nevertheless it’s at all times fine-tuning and little or no modifications within the strategy that you’ve got, and I believe it isn’t particular to Monaco in comparison with others. I imply, there is a completely different strategy in free follow, however simply because it is a road monitor. However, yeah, I do not really feel like I’ve carried out something very otherwise in comparison with the previous.
 
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