Charles Leclerc failed to mask his fury as he arrived in the media pen for interviews after a wretched qualifying performance in Montreal.
Ferrari were tipped by many to be favourites for the win at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix. And Leclerc came into the event on the back of his sixth career win and surely the sweetest of them all, in front of his home fans in Monaco.
But he and his team were brought crashing back down to earth in qualifying on Saturday. Neither Leclerc nor team-mate Carlos Sainz made it to the final part of the session and had to settle for 11th and 12th on the grid respectively for the Grand Prix.
Leclerc fumed over the radio after he was told that he hadn't done enough to make it to the top 10. And it seems he hadn't calmed down by the time he got to the media pen to fulfil his post-session duties.
Footage captured by TV cameras shows the Monegasque being shown a message on a phone by a Ferrari press officer. But he clearly didn't want to sing from that hymn sheet as he told his colleague: "I will say what I want."
And he was blunt in his assessment of Ferrari's struggles in Montreal, which began in the final practice session earlier in the day. Leclerc said: "Just slow, slow all day. Similar issues also to this morning, I had like a sensor issue, which was very annoying. The management of the session as well wasn't the best, I think.
"All in all, it's been a tough session. I would say that the biggest problem is the pace, we are so slow in the dry at the moment, we don't understand. It's a bit strange to go from a really, really good weekend in Monaco in terms of pace, and get here and be on the back foot. We'll look into it."
The footage of Leclerc prior to that interview caught many fans by surprise after it did the rounds on social media. One joked that the 26-year-old is "in his villain era", while many others praised him for wearing his heart on his sleeve.
"I like this attitude - he is not a child and we don't have to sugarcoat clear mistakes," wrote one fan. And another observed: "He did not mince words on his interview with Sky Italia, he even swore! He's p***ed, and rightly so. They can't afford making mistakes on a weekend where they're already struggling with pace."
And a third opined: "Love this from Charles. The Ferrari era of controlling the narrative is long over. Fred [Vasseur, team principal] would want him to speak his mind and I don't blame Charles for being p***ed off. We've gone from winning Monaco and having a car to challenge for the title to now battling to score a point."
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