After losing Monaco, Ferrari bet it all. But after 20 laps, both cars broke the F1 race in Baku.
It’s a nightmare for a team that lost 80 points in its World Cup title fight.
Once again, it personally hurts me terribly, says Charles Leclerc.
Ferrari He had a chance to challenge Red Bull in Baku, Charles Leclerc He took first place and Carlos Sainz started from square four. It was a good starting point – but it turned into a nightmare.
Already on lap 10, Carlos Sainz had to stop after his car had problems with the hydraulic system. After that, Charles Leclerc tried to hold the positions against Red Bull and also took the lead in the race.
Then the engine crashed.
Charles Leclerc was forced to break lap 20 and stand in Baku.
“We have to see exactly what happened so it doesn’t happen again,” Charles Leclerc tells Motorsports Total.
I can’t really find the right words to describe my feelings at the moment, but I’m very disappointed.
Two Ferraris crashed in Baku
In the last three races, he took three first places, but only 12 points. Not enough for a driver who wants to compete for the World Cup title.
We were very fast and during the first part of the season we didn’t have any problems at all, but it seems we have bigger problems now, even though we haven’t made any big changes. If we do something, we only improve things, says Leclerc.
– It is difficult to determine the reason for this, we have to analyze it and I do not have a clear picture of what happened today.
In addition to two Ferraris, one Alfa Romeo and one Haas, also crashed, they also drive Ferrari engines.
Verstappen expands lead in WC
With the two Ferrari drivers broken, Red Bulls Max Verstappen easily managed another victory, ahead of teammate Sergio Perez. Thus, the defending champion strengthened his lead in the World Cup, he now has 150 points, 21 points ahead of his colleague Sergio Perez and 34 points ahead of Leclerc.
Was it a good race or a good race? It’s been great for the team,” Max Verstappen says after the race.
Mercedes’ George Russell came third, teammate Lewis Hamilton finished fourth, while Pierre Gasly and Alfa Toure were fifth and Sebastian Vettel and Aston Martin sixth.