Unfair to label Leclerc error prone after France crash, says Binotto

The Monegasque driver was leading early on at Paul Ricard and, with better tyre degradation than main rival Max Verstappen, looked to be fully in control of things.

However, a mistake on lap 18 pitched him off in to the crash barrier – forcing him out on the spot and opening the door for Verstappen to take a win that further extended his championship lead.

Leclerc’s mistake in France comes in the wake of him also losing valuable points at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix,…