Charles Leclerc crashed out while leading the French GP, accepting that it was his mistake alone as he assesses the ramifications.
Launching from pole, Leclerc had retained the lead at the start and saw off the early pressure which followed from his title rival Max Verstappen.
Verstappen was called into the pits on Lap 17 as Red Bull attempted the undercut, but as it turned out, that strategy was not needed.
That is because Leclerc would lose the rear of his Ferrari and spin off into the tyre barriers, ending his race prematurely.
The deficit for Leclerc to Verstappen was 38 points heading into the race, but after Verstappen took the win while Leclerc DNF’d, that gap now stands at 63.
A damaging Sunday then for Leclerc in terms of his title hopes, for which he says he has only himself to blame.
After initially suggesting over team radio that his throttle issues from Austria had returned, Leclerc later told Sky Sports F1 that the crash was in fact all his own “mistake”.
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