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Ferrari says MGU-H, turbo caused Leclerc engine failure

Ferrari has confirmed that Charles Leclerc's retirement from the Spanish Grand Prix was caused by an MGU-H and turbo failure on the Monegasque's power unit. Leclerc was comfortably leading the sixth round of the 2022 F1 world championship in Barcelona, having built in the first half of the race an eleven-second margin over his pursuers and taken advantage of the mistake on lap 9 of arch-rival Max Verstappen. But on lap 27, Leclerc suddenly lost power and while he was able to nurse his car back to the Ferrari garage, the terminal engine issue spelt the end of his race. Ferrari disassembled Leclerc's power unit in Maranello on Monday morning and discovered the cause of the failure. F1i's...
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