Charles Leclerc has seemed lost in the 2026 Formula 1 season racing alongside Lewis Hamilton, as pointed out by the former engineer of the Italian team Rob Smedley.
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The duo has been racing side by side since last year. After the seven-time world champion struggled with a campaign well below expectations where he did not achieve any wins, this championship has seen a turnaround – in 11 rounds, he has already won in Barcelona and been on the podium five times.
With this, the Briton appears in second place in the Drivers’ World Championship with a 31-point lead over his Monegasque teammate. “This is the first time in a long time that Charles’ teammate, as happened during that intermediate period in the first half of the race, had a significant advantage over him,” Smedley said on the High Performance Racing podcast.
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“Charles was not happy with the car. I know they made changes to the vehicle, changed components of the braking system, types of materials and things like that. But it gave the impression that he was a bit lost, considering the experience he has and how good a driver he is,” he added.
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