News Details

Brake disc failure blamed for Leclerc/Hartley smash

Charles Leclerc's first home Grand Prix in Monaco didn't end quite the way he was hoping for on Sunday. The 20-year-old started the race from 14th place and was running as high as 12th when he started to suffer brake problems with 14 laps remaining. "I felt like the pedal was getting very, very long of the brakes," he explained afterwards. "It was very inconsistent. "Even putting the same amount of brakes on the pedal, it was really like 'not decelerating, decelerating and then decelerating. "It was very difficult to manage and at one point they just gave up." That moment came on lap 70 as the Sauber emerged from the tunnel in the run down to the Nouvelle...
Full Story »
7y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Charles Leclerc Ready For ‘Dream To Finally Come...

Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team‘s Charles Leclerc will experience a...

Leclerc 'very happy' with Q2 performance for home...

Monaco Grand Prix – Sauber's Charles Leclerc will line up in...
7y ago from FormulaSpy.com

‘Lots of emotions' for Charles Leclerc ahead of...

Monaco Grand Prix – Sauber's Charles Leclerc races on the streets...
7y ago from FormulaSpy.com

F1 2018: Press Conference Transcript Monaco Grand Prix

DRIVERS – Charles LECLERC (Sauber), Sebastian VETTEL (Ferrari), Lewis...
7y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Guenther Steiner: MotoGP riders ‘need to be of a...

Tech3 KTM CEO Guenther Steiner has continued to share his admiration for...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Andretti confirmed to field just three cars for Indy...

Andretti Global has confirmed that the team will only run three cars in...

Toby Sowery joins AJ Foyt Racing in IndyCar reserve...

AJ Foyt Racing has appointed Toby Sowery as the team’s reserve driver...

Feature: RLL’s split fortunes in Barber highlight...

At the most recent IndyCar race from Barber Motorsports Park, Graham...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg out of Croatia Rally (for now)

Friday: Oliver Solberg crashed out of Rally Croatia about four km into...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Elfyn Evans out of Croatia – SS3

Croatia’s Friday stages were all new. With a 16 second lead going into...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal handed boost as Mikel Arteta confirms key...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Eberechi Eze is fit for their...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.com

“Ronaldo should pack it now” - Ex-Arsenal star...

Former Arsenal midfielder Anders Limpar has urged Cristiano Ronaldo to...
15h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal enter race to sign 22-year-old midfielder...

Arsenal have reportedly joined Leeds United in the race for Stade Rennais...
16h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.