Ferrari’s brake suppliers Brembo have expressed “surprise” at Charles Leclerc’s criticism of their elements after he described his automobile as “borderline dangerous” following his Monaco Grand Prix crash on Sunday.
Leclerc was left livid after crashing out of his residence race throughout a rolling restart following a safety-car interval, at which level he had been on track to complete third.
The Monegasque had additionally crashed in qualifying a day earlier, and after each incidents recommended that the automobile elements somewhat than his driving was the trigger.
His struggles at his residence race, the place he’s one thing of a specialist and has claimed three pole positions, adopted a disappointing weekend on the earlier spherical in Canada the place he certified eighth and completed fourth – clearly behind his team-mate Lewis Hamilton in each situations.
Talking to Sky Sports activities F1 after Sunday’s race, Leclerc mentioned: “I do not know the way a lot I can go into the element. It is extraordinarily irritating. I’ve at all times been very trustworthy, and regardless of what number of errors I do, I might hate to take a look at myself within the mirror and see myself discovering excuses after I do a mistake.
“That is why I am at all times bluntly trustworthy at any time when I am in entrance of cameras, however I am not going to take any of it [responsibility for the crash] at the moment.
“It isn’t even braking. I contact the brakes and there is simply one thing with these brakes that… on the entrance brakes, it simply broke much more than what I assumed, and within the rear brakes, it had no deceleration in any respect. It was like I had no rear brakes in any respect.
“That’s what I’m dealing with since two races now. We’ve had some differences of brakes between cars, but I don’t think it’s been a disadvantage for me at all, but here and in Montreal with cold tyre temperatures, the inconsistency and tyres being more sensitive because you are on the limit, have just been an absolute nightmare.
“And I am weighing my phrases. I haven’t got a lot phrases at the moment. I seem like an fool. And once you seem like an fool for a mistake of yours, it is effective, but it surely’s borderline harmful.”
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Highlights from the Monaco Grand Prix
Leclerc mentioned on Saturday that he and the crew had an answer that ought to resolve the difficulty for this weekend’s subsequent spherical in Barcelona, and confirmed on Sunday that may imply shifting to the identical brake configuration as Hamilton, who has scored successive second-place finishes.
“We do have the solution, and I will go into Lewis’ direction from the next race onwards and that will solve the issues I deal with,” Leclerc added.
“Maybe Lewis’ configuration has other issues, but I just need consistency at that point, and that’s it.”
Provider accuses Leclerc of drawing ‘untimely’ conclusion
Leclerc’s feedback prompted a swift response from Brembo, with the brake provider releasing an announcement on Sunday night accusing the driving force of coming to “premature” technical conclusions.
The assertion mentioned: “Brembo Group is really surprised by the statements made by Charles Leclerc after F1’s Monaco Grand Prix.
“The partnership between Brembo and Scuderia Ferrari has continued for greater than 50 years and likewise extends to different manufacturers throughout the group, together with AP Racing clutches and Ohlins dampers, confirming the energy and breadth of this long-standing collaboration.
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Kimi Antonelli takes a surprising Monaco pole as Leclerc tagged the barrier, with Max Verstappen second and Lewis Hamilton third
“At present, the company does not know the causes of the issues experienced by Charles Leclerc and therefore considers it premature to draw definitive technical conclusions before the available data has been analysed.
“In circumstances resembling this, it’s crucial to look at the telemetry knowledge along with the crew’s engineers to be able to precisely decide the origin of the incident.
“Brembo is a benchmark in F1 and is present on every car on the grid through its braking technologies. Over the years, F1 teams have continued to choose Brembo solutions, recognising their reliability, innovation and world-class performance.
“The group will proceed to spend money on innovation, reliability and efficiency, whereas persevering with its collaboration with Scuderia Ferrari and all different F1 groups.”
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