Monaco Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc retires before the start
It was a real thunderclap. We know that the Monaco Grand Prix is a special circuit, famous for its many theaters, but it happened to it even before the start. With the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday, the Monegasque Charles Leclerc was to start on pole this Sunday during his Grand Prix. Unfortunately, the “little Prince of Monaco” will not be able to defend his chances in these streets that he knows so well.
While the lights were green in the morning, the Ferrari driver suffered a problem with the driveshaft on the left side during the warm-up lap. A few minutes later, he gave up on taking the start. Leclerc, 23, seems cursed on his circuit where, in three races, he had never seen the checkered flag at the finish.
“Things are a little better now, I had time to calm down, but I was very emotional in the car, confided the person concerned a little later at the microphone of Canal +. It’s very difficult not to finish … there I didn’t even start. It was very difficult. “
The Ferrari driver did not hide his incomprehension about this mechanical problem and wondered if this abandonment was not linked to his accident the day before at the end of qualifying. “The problem is not where I typed yesterday, it was not a problem with the gearbox, it comes from the left rear of the car, continues the Monegasque. It’s hard to accept, we don’t know exactly what happened. But I still want to thank the mechanics, they did a crazy job. They did absolutely everything to believe in this victory. We do not yet know what it is not but we will analyze that. But I’m sure there is something to do with the mistake I made yesterday unfortunately. But if I had been told that I only had 20% to finish this course in Monaco I would have taken this risk. But in our heads, and after our checks, there was no risk. It’s still difficult, it will pass, and I hope we will make up for it in Baku (Editor’s note: during the next Grand Prix in Azerbaijan scheduled for June 6). “.
Second in qualifying, the Dutchman Max Verstappen will be the only one to start from the front row at the wheel of his Red Bull Honda.
