Charles Leclerc will be hoping his F1 2023 ✨campaign ignites with a🍒 big result on home soil in Monte Carlo.

Ferra💛r🌳i’s lack of speed has made life tough for Leclerc, who has just one podium finish to his name in the opening five races.

Leclerc has made ღa number of high-profile𝄹 errors with four crashes or incidents across Australia, Azerbaijan and Miami.

He will be hoping for a c🍒leaner weekend in Monaco, ✱although his track record in the principality is generally poor.

On paper, the Monaco circuit shouldn’t really ꩵsuit Red Bull, with Aston Martin and potentially Ferrari, given their pace in Baku 🍬and how they could get the tyres working, could play into Leclerc’s hands.

Unfortunately, Leclerc’s run of bad luck on home soil stretches back to his🍎 days in F2.

Hꦛere’s a recap of his run of misfortune around the iconic streets.

2022 - Poor Ferrari strategy

Leclerc was leading the Moꦕnaco G♍rand Prix, but in typical Ferrari fashion, his good work was undone because of strategy.

Changeable conditions always make it difficult for teams to get their calls right 🥂but Ferrari threw it away with Leclerc.

In Leclerc’s case, Ferrari misjudged the gap to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez behind, wh⛄o fitted the intermediates earlier, ulti🔯mately coming out behind the Mexican.

Leclerc then lost out to title rival 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen when Ferrari called🤡 him in for slicks෴ on the same lap as teammate Carlos Sainz.

Sainz could have won the race had he not been ༒impeded by one of the Williams cars, however, given the Spaniard stayed out on wets and nearly won the race - there’s no doubt Leclerc would have done so given the same strategy.

2021 - Heartbreak after stunning pole

Despite Ferrari often being the third or fourth-fastest team in 2021, Leclerc produced more magic to beat Verstappen and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas to pole position.

Pole was officially secured when he hit the barriers on the exit of the Swim🍌ming Pool chicane, resulting in a red flag period, ꦯmeaning his rivals for top spot couldn’t improve.

After his shunt, Ferrari conducted routine checks on his car, with their investigation showing “no ꦚserious damage” to the gearbox ahead of the race.

This meant Leclerc would r⛄emain on pole, rather than starting from sixth due to a five-place grid penalꦗty.

However, on race day, an issue occurre🎃d for Leclerc during his reconnaissance lap to the g🔴rid.

“Charles will not start the race due to an issue with the left driveshaft which is impossible to fix in time for the start of the race,🐭” Ferrari said in a statement at the time.

Leclerc was unable to start th🔥e 2021 Monaco Grand Prix.

2019 - Miserable home race for Ferrari

After missi🀅ng out on his maiden F1 win in Bahrain, Leclerc hoped to take his first grand prix victory for Ferr🔯ari at his home race.

Leclerc looked ꦚto have the pace to take pole in practice ahead of the two Mercedes drivers - Mercedes had won every race up until that point - but Ferrari made a strategic blunder in Q1.

His laps in Q1 weren’t good eno𓂃ugh to get through and with Ferrari deciding to keep Leclerc in the garage, he was relegated to 16th and an early elimination.

Leclerc’s recovery in the race started well buꦅt it was undone when he hit the wall while trying to overtake Nico Hulkenberg.

He sustained a puncture which led to significan𝓡t floor damage and an early retirement once again from his home grand prix.

2018 - Brake failure in rookie season

Leclerc’s🤪 first home grand prix in F1 ende꧅d in dramatic fashion while driving for Sauber.

He had q♐ual🎉ified a solid 14th, two places ahead of teammate Marcus Ericsson.

Leclerc was running out of the points in 2018, ru🔴nning in 12th place.

He suffered a brake failure 🌞into the Nouvelle Chicane which saw him crash into the back of Brendon Hartley, forcing both drivers out of the race.

2017 - Luckless F2 weekend

Finishing off 🌜this list is Leclerc’s unfortunate F2 weekend in Monaco.

Despite starting on pole, he lost out to three cars behind under the Safet꧂y Car before being forced to retire within a lap of his pit stop with suspension damage.

The sprint race also ended premat🀅urely due🃏 to an electrical issue.