There are questions at Ferrari. He examines himself and tries to understand what stopped and forced Charles to retreat Leclerc before lining up on the starting grid for the Brazilian GP. “I lost the hydraulics” – the Monegasque declared on a team radio even if, from what Motorsport.com Italia tells us, it seems that the problem that slowed down the SF-23 of #16 may be different.
Ferrari, an electrical problem forces Leclerc to retire in Brazil
The indiscretion was launched Motorsport.com Italy. According to the newspaper, in fact, it seems that an electronic problem caused Leclerc's Ferrari to retire in the Brazilian GP, presumably, from a gearbox solenoid valve. A different problem, therefore, compared to the one initially thought by the Monegasque who, losing the power steering, had to deal with a very hard steering wheel. Unable to use it, contact with the Interlagos barriers was inevitable.
Not pilot error
That the problem was, once again, one of reliability and not of the pilot was certainly not news. In fact, it was himself who had already opened up to this hypothesis Vasseur in the post-race: “It is a problem with a system that is directed to the engine that has stalled. It was a problem with the car, not the driver”. It is not the first time that the Red team has been forced to miss a good chance to pick up points - just think that Leclerc started from the front row - for a problem that does not depend on the pilot. A similar event, albeit for different reasons, had happened to Sainz in Qatar.
Ferrari, it's time to become reliable
In October, therefore, Ferrari had to announce a flat rate with at least one of Sainz e Leclerc in well two races out of four. A number that should make us reflect: Ferrari can no longer afford reliability errors, especially if the goal is second place in the constructors' championship which however, with two races to go, begins to move further and further away.
SOURCE: Motorsport.com
