Leclerc was heard asking Ferrari to give him a new helmet fitted “the darkest visor you have” as the drivers struggled for visibility as the golden late-evening sunshine impacted their ability to see.
The issue arose because qualifying ran over 30 minutes deeper into the evening due to two lengthy red flag periods following the crash between Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi in Q1 and then Fernando Alonso’s Q3 accident, while Alex Albon’s post-Q1 stoppage also meant Q2’s start was held up by a few minutes longer than planned.
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were also picked up complaining about the sun costing them visibility at the end of Q2, with Leclerc going on to beat the latter to pole in Melbourne.
Leclerc said that in Q2 “we just couldn’t see anything” due to the low sun, after which he was able to make his requested visor change.
When asked by Autosport how much of a difference that switch had made, Leclerc – who was speaking in the post-qualifying press conference -…
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