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 possible podium end in Monaco, the newly re-signed Ferrari driver exploded over workforce 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 feel I’ve all the time been very trustworthy, and irrespective 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 stated.
“That’s why I’m all the time bluntly trustworthy every time I’m in entrance of cameras, however I’m not going to take any of it in the present day.”
“I don’t understand how a lot element I can go into, nevertheless it’s like I’ve no brakes.”
Leclerc admitted the frustration was overwhelming after his residence race led to disappointment.
“Extraordinarily pissed off. Extraordinarily offended. Extraordinarily unhappy, as a result of that is my residence,” he stated. “However in the present day I’m not offended at myself.”
“There’s a resolution, and Lewis began wanting into it three or 4 races in the past. However for me, it was merely undriveable in the present day.”
That resolution 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 could be a little hopeful about is that we have now the answer in-house,” he stated. “Lewis has already taken a unique course with the brakes.
“I’ll do the identical from the subsequent race with my automotive.”
Ferrari deputy workforce boss Jerome d’Ambrosio confirmed the workforce is now centered on serving to Leclerc remedy the difficulty.
“As for the subsequent races, our aim is to be one hundred pc supportive of Charles,” he stated.
“Tomorrow we’ll return residence, analyse what occurred, decide the most effective plan of action, and transfer within the course we deem most applicable.”
Staff boss Frederic Vasseur, having returned from hospital following a thriller medical concern on Saturday, additionally promised a full investigation.
“We are going to rigorously analyse the state of affairs, perceive precisely what occurred and ensure we deal with it for Barcelona,” he stated.
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 stated.
“The corporate at present 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 obtainable knowledge.”
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.
