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Charles Leclerc is going to win the 2023 F1 Monaco GP! Yes, you heard it here first! The Ferrari driver had a horror run in Monaco last year, his home race. Whether it's him crashing out or Ferrari doing what the Italian team does in terms of getting the strategy 'oh-so wrong' is not certain.
Even last season, Leclerc had done almost everything right. He secured pole position and streaked away and built a strong lead only for the team to have one of the many strategic disasters of the season.
This time around though, cognizant that Leclerc also lost out in 2021 and hoping that lightning won't strike thrice, we are predicting that Charles Leclerc will win the 2023 F1 Monaco GP. Here's how.
How does Charles Leclerc win the 2023 F1 Monaco GP?
The car
When we talk about Ferrari, we have to agree that the car is not even close to being the fastest on the grid. Red Bull holds the honors on that front. Having said that, the car certainly has some strong points. Over a single lap, Ferrari is not too far behind Red Bull anyway and more often than not, the gap is around 2-3/10.
To add to this, if we look at races like the one in Baku, we can see that Ferrari holds an advantage coming out of traction zones. To add to this, the car's ability to light up the tires quicker than the competitors is a well-known trait.
The track layout
For a car/driver combo to be successful, it's safe to say that some of the major demands include agility out of traction zones. To add to this, the car's ability to bring the tires up to temperature quicker on the smooth surface of Monaco also plays a crucial role.
In addition to all of this, one thing that needs to be kept in mind throughout the weekend is the fact that the key to success for the 2023 F1 Monaco GP more or less lies in maximising qualifying. If a driver is able to secure pole position, then he would be in prime position to win the race.
The driver
Now, let's talk about the driver because, for a while, Charles Leclerc has been bearing the brunt of criticism from the pundits and the fans for the 2023 F1 season. Let's be fair, compared to the standards by which he's measured, he's not done a good job.
Having said that, if the race in Baku is any indication, Leclerc is a potent threat for the win at the 2023 F1 Monaco GP. The Ferrari driver has been in blistering form on this track and more often than not, he has pulled off some sensational laps.
Not only did he pull off a spectacular pole position lap last season, he did the same in 2021 as well, a season where Ferrari was nowhere close to being a frontrunner. Even this season, it's hard to argue that when Charles Leclerc hooks things up in qualifying, he's very close to the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Case in point, we all saw what the young Ferrari driver could do in Baku where he snatched pole position for both races.
If there is any driver on the current grid that could complement Ferrari's innate strengths to win the 2023 F1 Monaco GP, it is Charles Leclerc.
Conclusion
Now, in conclusion, what we're going to do here is take a look at all of the factors in conjunction. When we do that, what we have is a car that is great out of traction zones, very strong over a single lap, and has the innate ability to switch on the tires on a smooth track.
When we talk about the track for the 2023 F1 Monaco GP, it demands strong traction from cars, an ability to fire up the tires quicker than the competition, and maximize the qualifying. It's because that is more or less going to determine your finishing position.
As we can see, the track demands and the car complement each other perfectly, and then, as the final recipe, we have Charles Leclerc, arguably the best qualifier on the grid.
You add all of them and even if we factor in rain (which is forecast), it's hard to deny that Leclerc is a very strong contender for winning the 2023 F1 Monaco GP. Can he get it done? It will come down to him and the team and for a change, we're backing the Ferrari driver to pick his first win of the season.
