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Leclerc drove to Singapore after his jet could not land on time
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc was travelling from Malaysia to Singapore ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.
His private jet returned to Malaysia after he missed its landing slot at Singapore’s Seletar Airport by about five minutes, he said.
He then drove to Singapore, a trip of around four hours.
Leclerc arrived in time to race and finished second, behind Max Verstappen.
He said Ferrari’s new car parts had helped, but the team still needed to bring more upgrades.
The result earned Leclerc 18 points.
The Formula 1 season moves on to Austin, where Leclerc will race next.
Charles Leclerc drove from Malaysia to Singapore after his private jet could not land there on time.
Leclerc said he missed his landing slot by about five minutes and had to land in Malaysia before finding a car.
Reports differed on whether the jet missed its assigned slot or had not been granted permission to land, and Ferrari and Leclerc gave no official explanation.
Leclerc finished second in the Singapore Grand Prix, 7.335 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen.
- Who
- Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc.
- What
- He drove from Malaysia to Singapore after his jet could not land there on time.
- When
- Before the Singapore Grand Prix; the exact date of the journey is not stated.
- Where
- From Malaysia to Singapore, after the aircraft returned to Malaysia.
- Why
- Leclerc said he missed his landing slot by about five minutes. Other reports said the jet had not been granted permission to land.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I missed the slot by like five minutes to be landing on time in Singapore, so I had to land somewhere in Malaysia then look for a car to come here.
But at the end I eventually got here so I'm happy to be here... just a little bit later than what was planned.
Leclerc's jet returned to Malaysia before it could land in Singapore.
Leclerc travelled the rest of the way by car, a drive of around four hours.
Leclerc finished third in the rain-hit sprint.
Leclerc started second and finished in that position, 7.335 seconds behind Verstappen.
- Journey
- Around four hours by car
- Landing slot
- Leclerc said he missed it by about five minutes
- Race result
- Second place
- Gap to winner
- 7.335 seconds
- Winner
- Max Verstappen
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