Charles Leclerc has confirmed that Ferrari will "review" its strategy following a "very frustrating" Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Leclerc started in ninth and initially crossed the finish line in sixth after losing a position around his pit stop.
The Ferrari driver had looked strong in the opening stages, pulling off a great overtake for sixth position on Oscar Piastri at Turn 14 on lap 12. Sixth quickly became fifth, as Leclerc also overtook Isack Hadjar.
However, as those around him pitted, Leclerc remained on circuit for a couple more laps, resulting in him being undercut by Piastri.
Unfortunately, Leclerc never got back past the McLaren driver on the circuit, leaving him to finish in sixth. Although, several hours post-race, sixth became fourth for the 28-year-old, as both McLarens were disqualified
Asked if the race was better than expected, Leclerc told select media including RacingNews365 before McLarens double disqualification was announced: "Well, I mean, not really. It's P6, so it's still very frustrating to only finish P6 when you start P9. On the other hand, if I look at my race, it's been a bit of a crazy race.
"I had to take massive risks to overtake because we were very, very slow on the straight. So on that side, it was an entertaining race.
"But then I don't really understand what happened around the pit stop, but it seems that we've lost quite a few places, so we'll look back at that whether we could have done something better."
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Had Leclerc emerged from the pit lane ahead of Piastri, there is a very high likelihood he would have finished ahead of Kimi Antonelli, who nursed incredibly old tyres to the finish.
Antonelli had finished in fifth, but was promoted to third after the McLaren disqualifications. Leclerc falling behind Piastri surprised the Monegasque, who confirmed that Ferrari will review its strategy.
Pushed on whether he pitted a couple laps too late, Leclerc replied: "Yeah, it's more with Oscar as well, because I think Oscar was behind me after the first stint. I can't remember.
"There was many cars around, but I thought that. And then obviously this is something we've got to look back on. But I'm not so sure of what I'm saying.
"I think that in the car I was surprised to see Oscar in front, when I thought he was behind me for the stop. So, yeah, we'll review that."
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