Jun.8 (GMM) Charles Leclerc has lastly run out of persistence with the brake issues which have plagued his Ferrari in current races.
After crashing out of a probable podium end in Monaco, the newly re-signed Ferrari driver exploded over group radio. “I’m not going to take the fuc*ing blame!” Leclerc snapped.
The Monegasque then made it clear to the media that the difficulty was not driver error or due to the asphalt issues on the remaining nook.
“I believe I’ve all the time been very trustworthy, and regardless of what number of errors I do, I’ll hate to have a look at myself within the mirror and see myself discovering excuses after I do a mistake,” he mentioned.
“That’s why I’m all the time bluntly trustworthy each time I’m in entrance of cameras, however I’m not going to take any of it as we speak.”
“I don’t know the way a lot element I can go into, however it’s like I’ve no brakes.”
Leclerc admitted the frustration was overwhelming after his dwelling race led to disappointment.
“Extraordinarily annoyed. Extraordinarily offended. Extraordinarily unhappy, as a result of that is my dwelling,” he mentioned. “However as we speak I’m not offended at myself.”
“There’s a answer, and Lewis began wanting into it three or 4 races in the past. However for me, it was merely undriveable as we speak.”
That answer seems to be the identical brake configuration already adopted by Lewis Hamilton.
After combating comparable points all through 2025, Hamilton apparently – and quietly – switched away from Ferrari’s long-time Brembo disc materials provider to Carbon Industrie following Suzuka. Since then, he has emerged as Ferrari’s main performer.
Leclerc had initially resisted making the change, however not anymore.
“The one factor I is usually a little hopeful about is that we’ve got the answer in-house,” he mentioned. “Lewis has already taken a unique path with the brakes.
“I’ll do the identical from the following race with my automobile.”
Ferrari deputy group boss Jerome d’Ambrosio confirmed the group is now centered on serving to Leclerc resolve the difficulty.
“As for the following races, our objective is to be one hundred pc supportive of Charles,” he mentioned.
“Tomorrow we’ll return dwelling, analyse what occurred, decide one of the best plan of action, and transfer within the path we deem most applicable.”
Staff boss Frederic Vasseur, having returned from hospital following a thriller medical subject on Saturday, additionally promised a full investigation.
“We are going to rigorously analyse the state of affairs, perceive precisely what occurred and ensure we tackle it for Barcelona,” he mentioned.
The controversy prompted an uncommon public response from Brembo itself.
“The Brembo Group may be very stunned by the statements made by Charles Leclerc following the Monaco GP,” the Italian firm mentioned.
“The corporate at the moment doesn’t know the causes of the issues encountered by Charles Leclerc and subsequently considers it untimely to make definitive technical assessments earlier than analysing the out there information.”
Brembo additionally identified that a number of F1 groups use its braking expertise.
“Over time, the groups within the World Championship have continued to decide on Brembo options, recognising their reliability, innovation and top-level efficiency,” the assertion added.
