What did Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc talk about in the cooldown room after F1 Belgian Grand Prix?
Perez to Lecerc: “You had a good start, no?”
Leclerc: “Yeah but not good enoܫugh! You overtook me! It’s iܫmpossible.”
Perez: “It’s impossible, huh?”
Leclerc: “You had a good Turn 1, no? O𒉰n Turn 1, I saw you were close. I said ‘OK’. Either I was going to lift on Eau Rouge or…”
Perez: “I thought you were going to lift.”
Leclerc: “What happened to Carlos?”
Verstappen: “At the start?”
Leclerc: “Was it because of the contact?”
Verstappen: “I’m not sure if he ꦰhad damage because of the contact. On the floor, maybe.”
Perez: “Lewis couldn’t [inaudible].”
Leclerc: “No. I had to do a lot of saving, towards the end. Were you pushing at the end or just tryi💫ng to manage the gap?”
Perez: “No, just managing the gap. You?”
Leclerc: “I mean, I was pushing conside🏅ring I had to save fuel b🍌ut there wasn’t much, much more to be honest.
“The wind was so…”
Verstappen: “Yeah! I had to hold ⛎the steering wheel tight.”
Leclerc: “I did the same as you, I lost the rear at E🧸au Rouge. It’s horrible.”
Verstappen: “There is a bit more run-off,ဣ now, in case. But still, it’s not the corner where you 🌟want it to happen.”
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