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Having beaten Alex Albon to pole position Leclerc breezed away into the distance to start Saturday's feature race, only to be caught out by a mid-race safety car which shuffled him down to fourth position. Leclerc's bad run at the Principality started in what was otherwise a dominant Formula 2 championship-winning season. So why has Leclerc's luck been so bad? And can he reverse 'Lecurse' in 2023? 2017: Double DNF While Ferrari's questionable strategy calls have been blame for two of the incidents on this list, a big mistake from Leclerc in 2021 ensured the curse lived on. The causes of Leclerc's bad luck has been mixed. 'I do not believe too much in luck, but it's true that when you see the records, it's not always been easy on race day,' he said on Thursday ahead of this weekend's race. Heartbreak seems to follow Leclerc around his hometown streets and he has finished just once in four F1 attempts, and a further two Formula 2 races earlier in his career. As a child he caught the bus to school from a stop at what is the final corner of the city's famous street race.īut Monaco's favourite son has never won or stood on the podium. The Ferrari superstar was born and raised in Monte Carlo, one of the nine districts that makes up the Principality of Monaco.

Leclerc has seen three golden opportunities to win the famous event slip through his fingers.

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You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬan Charles Leclerc end F1 Monaco Grand Prix curse in 2023?Ĭharles Leclerc's bad luck at his home race, the Monaco Grand Prix, has become the stuff of Formula One legend.