Ferrari provider Brembo has expressed “nice astonishment” after Charles Leclerc blamed his race-ending Monaco Grand Prix crash on his System 1 automotive’s brakes.
Though the Scuderia by no means was capable of problem supreme race winner Kimi Antonelli on Sunday, Leclerc was set for a strong third-place end behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton when he crashed at Antony Noghes nook forward of the lap-65 security automotive restart.
“Actually, I am not even going to take the **** blame,” the Monegasque fulminated on the radio. “These **** brakes!”
Leclerc’s private braking points have been carried over from his Montreal struggles, therefore his rising frustration – although he made it clear that the magnitude of the alleged failure was fully unprecedented.
The Ferrari driver subsequently doubled down moments later when he spoke to the media following his retirement from the race: “Out of the 4 brakes, I had three brakes not working. So in a System 1 automotive, it is by no means factor.
“The front-left was working effectively, the front-right was half-working, and the 2 rear brakes weren’t working in any respect. And once I say in any respect, it is that on information there isn’t any deceleration in any respect. It is just like the calipers weren’t even within the automotive.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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“So long as I used to be doing consecutive [laps], it was inconsistent, however there was none of these issues, at the least to that extent. The issue was the security automotive. As quickly as I did the security automotive, three of my 4 brakes stopped working. I may by no means change them on once more, nothing was working anymore.
“I attempted to do many actions within the automotive to try to assist it. The one resolution I had was to not brake within the final nook, however I might have crashed in Flip 1.
“There was simply no resolution.”
Brake provider Brembo instantly responded to these feedback, which it labelled as “untimely”, with an announcement reaffirming the reliability of the elements it gives to Ferrari.
“The Brembo Group expresses nice astonishment concerning what occurred to Charles Leclerc throughout the Monaco Grand Prix and could be very shocked by the statements made by the motive force after the race,” it wrote.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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“The partnership between Brembo and Scuderia Ferrari has been ongoing for over 50 years and likewise extends to different manufacturers throughout the group, reminiscent of AP Racing clutches and Ohlins shock absorbers, confirming the solidity and breadth of the collaboration.”
“The corporate is presently unaware of the causes of the issues encountered by Charles Leclerc and subsequently believes it’s untimely to make definitive technical assessments earlier than analysing the accessible information. In circumstances like this, it’s certainly mandatory to look at the telemetry information alongside the workforce’s engineers to pinpoint the precise origin of the incident.”
However Leclerc did assert the info was past doubt: “It is very clear. I believe Fred [Vasseur, team principal] and Jerome [d’Ambrosio, deputy team principal] noticed the info, and I believe it is very clear for everybody. I do not suppose there’s any doubt.”
No matter who’s chargeable for the incident, Leclerc claimed the issue was already solved for this weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. “Now we have the answer in-house, and I will go to the Lewis configuration from subsequent race onward,” he added.
Apparently, a paddock hearsay has been suggesting Hamilton could also be utilizing Carbone Industrie brakes after working with the corporate extensively throughout his Mercedes years, although this has by no means been confirmed.
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