Charles Leclerc blames himself after 'unacceptable' late Miami GP spin

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Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has placed the blame on himself after a late spin in the Miami Grand Prix cost him a podium finish.

The Monegasque driver had just lost third position to McLaren's Oscar Piastri when he went to overtake the Australian, but he spun out as he pushed to make the move. While he avoided a massive crash, he did clip the wall and lost further positions to George Russell and Max Verstappen.

"The damage was significant. To tell you exactly what was the damage, I'm not so sure," Leclerc told Motorsport.com and other media after the race.

"I'm pretty sure there was a puncture, there was probably some suspension damage as well, as I couldn't really turn to the right anymore. So yeah, I'm very disappointed with myself. It's all on me and it's a mistake.

"I obviously need to look because with these cars, you always have the question mark of how much it deploys and considering it was the last lap, maybe there was a bit more out of that corner as you just need to finish the lap with that amount of energy. But that's not an excuse in any way. It's all on me and it's not acceptable. So I need to look at that."

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