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Leclerc sees São Paulo weather as a podium chance from P14

Archive photograph: Charles Leclerc · 2026-05-13Archive photo · 2026-05-13 · Gabriel Hutchinson · CC BY-SA 4.0

Leclerc was fourth-fastest in Saturday's wet qualifying but will start P14 after a 10-place penalty following an engine change. He hopes Sunday's weather can give him a chance to fight for the podium.

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Charles Leclerc believes Sunday's unsettled weather could give him a route to the podium in the São Paulo Grand Prix despite a 10-place grid penalty. The Ferrari driver was fourth-fastest in Saturday's wet qualifying, but the penalty following an engine change will put him 14th on the grid.

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