Charles Leclerc explains F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix formation lap shunt: ‘I couldn’t do anything…’
The Ferrari driver, who was due to start second alongs𒅌ide polesitter Max Verstappen, dramatically crashed into the barriers as the field made their way to the starting grid.
Leclerc was forced to retire on the spot and reported over team radio he had “lost♎ hydraulics”.
However, speaking in the TV pen after returning to the paddock, Leclerc suggested another issue had caused him to lose contꦛrol of his car.
Asked wh💃en he realised he had an issue, Leclerc repli🐼ed: “When I lost the steering wheel and I went straight, basically.
“I 💜had no hydraulics anymore. I don’t think it’s a hydraulics problem. I know what it is.
“I cannot go t♈oo much into detail. There was an engine thing that made me lock the rear wheels, then I spun and hit the wall. I coul🌜dn’t do anything.”
Leclerc🐬 added the problem was “completely different” to a previous issue his Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz experienced.
“I was happy with my car,” he continued. “We were changing the setups from weඣekend to weekend. He was unh꧒appy with what they did on their side of the garage. On my side, I was okay.”
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