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Ferrari workforce principal Frederic Vasseur stated it was not doable for Charles Leclerc to proceed after a fault despatched him spinning right into a barrier through the formation lap previous to the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Leclerc suffered a shutdown of his automotive’s management techniques and engine whereas he was driving to the beginning grid forward of yesterday’s race. He spun right into a barrier and though he was briefly in a position to restart his energy unit and proceed, his automotive stopped once more shortly afterwards.
Leclerc initially referred to a hydraulic downside on his automotive, however Vasseur indicated this was a symptom of a fault elsewhere.
“The system switched off the hydraulics and engine,” he stated after yesterday’s race. “The explanation for the command from the system we don’t know but as a result of the automotive just isn’t again. Nevertheless it was extra an digital downside.”
Though he was briefly in a position to drive on, “the problem is that he made 30 metres and [then] it was in the identical scenario that it was higher to cease,” he stated. “No method to get better.”
The failure on Leclerc’s automotive was a blow for Ferrari as he had certified on the entrance row of the grid alongside Max Verstappen they usually had sacrificed their efficiency in the day before today’s dash race to enhance their probabilities within the grand prix.
“It’s very irritating for Charles and for the workforce,” stated Vasseur. “However the challenge is that additionally strategically all of the weekend we put all the hassle on the lengthy one [race], to avoid wasting new tyres we didn’t put new tyres for the race of the quick one, we put all the pieces on the lengthy one, and we didn’t take the beginning.
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“For certain it’s irritating. He was greater than disenchanted. However I’m certain that tonight he can be again and he can be targeted on Vegas.”
The workforce can take some encouragement from the potential it confirmed earlier than Leclerc’s retirement, stated Vasseur. “Now we have now to remain calm to grasp what’s occurred to keep away from any challenge sooner or later,” he stated.
“I feel the tempo over the weekend was not that dangerous, we have been in place at present. It’s a missed alternative as a result of we’re catching up Mercedes a little bit bit over the weekend however with Charles on the primary row, with three units of latest tyres it might have been significantly better.”
Had Leclerc been in a position to take the beginning a podium end “would have been doable,” Vasseur believes. “In the event you contemplate that we have been additionally [racing] with three set of latest [tyres], beginning in clear air however the two Astons didn’t have an amazing begin.
“However this type of place is simply bullshit. Racing is racing, you don’t should race with ‘if, if, if.’ It’s like it’s.”
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2023 Brazilian Grand Prix
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