Charles Leclerc will not start the Monaco Grand Prix from pole position after discovering a drive shaft problem on the way to the starting grid.
Leclerc was trapped in a crash at the end of the third RP his home race in pole position, but feared a start penalty if his gearbox had to be changed. His Ferrari team checked the transmission again last night and this morning and after these checks « found no obvious defects » to confirm that as a result he would start from pole.
However, when the pit lane opened, so that cars could start on the grid, Leclerc immediately went to the team radio and said, “No, no, no, no. The transmission, people! «
Leclerc returned to the garage where Ferrari could work on the car and the team informed the FIA that they would not take his position on the grid while they tried to fix the problem. The best What he could hope for was a pit lane start, but Ferrari soon confirmed that he would not be participating in the race at all.
« Charles is not going to start the race due to a problem with the left driveshaft that is not in time for the start of the race can be fixed, « said a team spokesman.
The incident sets a bad series for Leclerc at his home race, in which the Monegasque has not yet finished three attempts in Formula 1 and two races in Formula 2 Results continued.
The pole position remains empty for the race. Max Verstappen is now the leading car, but will start from second on the grid.
While studying sports journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Chris made his way to the 2008 British Grand Prix and stayed for three years before moving to ESPN F1 as Assistant Editor. After three years at ESPN, after a time as F1 editor at the Crash Media Group, the main task was to start the English-language website of F1i.com and to run it as editor.
Present at every race since the beginning of 2014, he has further expanded his freelance portfolio and worked with international titles. In addition to writing for RACER, he also works for BBC 5Live and Sky Sports in the UK, as well as titles in Japan and the Middle East.
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