While he was supposed to start in 2nd position behind Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc was the victim of a terrible crash this Sunday during the formation lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix, which then experienced a chaotic start with a flag red.
The start of the Brazilian Grand Prix was very eventful. Starting with the terrible crash of Charles Leclerc during the formation lap.
Second on the starting grid, behind Max Verstappen, the Ferrari driver lost control of his car in turn 6 and violently hit the safety barrier.
Although he tried to restart, his car was far too damaged and the Monegasque was therefore not even able to start the race.
“I lost all the hydraulics in the car, so I went straight because the steering wheel got all hard. (…) I no longer had control of the car. (…) This year, things are not good for us. (…) This weekend was going well, and then I make three turns and it stops…,” he declared, obviously disappointed, at the microphone of Canal+. Charles Leclerc now only has two races left in Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi to hope to finish the season well.
His retirement preceded a particularly chaotic start with Nico Hülkenberg and Alex Albon, who touched each other after the lights went out. And the latter hit Kevin Magnussen, who ended his race in a safety barrier.
The race was immediately stopped by a red flag. It finally resumed after more than thirty minutes of interruption, time to clean the track. But without Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon and Kevin Magnussen.