Charles Leclerc’s Monaco Grand Prix resulted in a crash at Antony Noghes nook forward of the protection automobile restart. The Monegasque slid into the boundaries whereas working third, instantly letting Ferrari know over the radio that he wasn’t at fault.
“I am not even going to take the blame,” he mentioned to the staff – and later confirmed to journalists in Monaco {that a} extreme technical situation had left him successfully unable to cease the automobile.
“Out of the 4 brakes, I had three brakes not working,” Leclerc mentioned. “So in a Method 1 automobile, it is by no means a very good factor.
“The entrance left was working properly, the entrance proper 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 is no deceleration in any respect. It is just like the calipers weren’t even within the automobile.”
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Leclerc described the scenario as “a nightmare”, however mentioned Ferrari already had an answer recognized and that he would change to the identical brake configuration presently utilized by team-mate Lewis Hamilton from the subsequent race onward.
“The one factor I can say is that we have now the answer in-house, and I am going to go to the Lewis configuration from subsequent race onward, which hopefully might be a step.”
Based on Leclerc, the problem appeared after a security automobile intervention and have become progressively worse – to the purpose that, had he not braked in any respect at Antony Noghès, he would then inevitably have crashed going into Flip 1.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Isack Hadjar, Purple Bull Racing
Photograph by: Joe Portlock / Getty Photos
“As quickly as I did the protection automobile, three of my 4 brakes stopped working,” he defined. “I might by no means change them on once more, nothing was working anymore. I attempted to do many actions within the automobile to try to assist it. The one resolution I had was to not brake within the final nook, however I’d have crashed in Flip 1. There was simply no resolution.”
Whereas Ferrari remains to be investigating the precise reason for the failure, Leclerc advised it might probably be associated to brake put on, which has traditionally been a problem round Monaco’s tight road circuit.
“I do not know if it was a put on situation,” mentioned the Monegasque. “It is typically an issue right here. I do not know what it was, however there was a transparent situation.” Requested whether or not he had skilled something related earlier than, Leclerc replied: “No, to not that extent.
“Certainly typically it is just a little bit tough, however there it was simply not attainable to go round a nook.”
Leclerc mentioned Ferrari’s senior administration, together with staff boss Fred Vasseur, had already reviewed the info and agreed on the prognosis.
“Fred and Jerome [d’Ambrosio, Ferrari deputy team principal] noticed the info, and I believe it’s extremely clear for everybody. I do not assume there’s any doubt,” he mentioned.
Requested whether or not there have been any positives to remove from the weekend, he replied: “That I am going to have an answer for the brakes subsequent weekend.”
Leclerc is presently fourth within the drivers’ championship standings with 75 factors. Hamilton, due to his second-place end in Monaco, moved as much as second with 90 factors.
Photographs from Monaco GP – Sunday
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