Charles Leclerc delivers firm Ferrari demand: 'I want answers'

Charles Leclerc has insisted he "wants the answers" to his mysterious lack of pace during the British Grand Prix, where he finished second-to-last on the road.

The Ferrari driver crossed the line in P14 and was 84 seconds behind race winner Lando Norris. Even more damning is the race was interrupted by safety car interventions.

It was an uncharacteristically poor afternoon for the Monegasque driver, who had numerous off-track excursions, including an incident with former team-mate Carlos Sainz, which cost the Williams driver a shot at points.

That followed an underwhelming qualifying session, where a mistake in his final Q3 run robbed him of potentially a front-row start. He scolded himself over team radio for the error, but worse was yet to come.

Leclerc, who did not want a wet race, changed from intermediate tyres to the medium dry compound after the formation lap at Silverstone. Whilst he was not alone in his thinking, it proved to be the wrong choice.

When reflecting on the call and whether it ruined his afternoon, the eight-time grand prix winner described the conditions that led to his miscalculation.

"No, I'm not happy with the decision," he told media, including RacingNews365. "That was my decision.

"The first and second sector was kind of for slicks. Third Sector was wet, but this, I expected it. I had seen it.

"But I expected the track to dry a lot quicker. It did not. We were [among] quite a few to have done that mistake, of thinking that it will dry quickly."

However, Leclerc felt that it played only a small role in being "nowhere" during the 52-lap race, where he was around a second off the pace.

The 27-year-old underlined his desire to establish the reasons behind his dismal display from Ferrari before returning home for the break before the Belgian Grand Prix in late July.

"This is part of the reason why we had a bad race, but I'll say that the biggest part is the lack of pace today, and on that, I want the answers before going back home," he explained.

"So, I'll work hard to try and understand what was going on there."