{"id":720015,"date":"2026-06-07T00:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T00:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/720015\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T00:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T00:32:15","slug":"charles-leclerc-explains-crash-that-cost-shot-at-monaco-f1-pole-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/720015\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Leclerc explains crash that cost shot at Monaco F1 pole position"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charles Leclerc<\/a> has given insight into the accident that ended his hopes for a Monaco Grand Prix pole position, after he crashed his Ferrari<\/a> Formula 1 car in Q3.<\/p>\n

The Scuderia\u2019s promising Friday pace, as it locked out the top two positions in both practice sessions, didn\u2019t translate into the same Saturday performance in the principality.<\/p>\n

Although Leclerc topped Q1, he was only fourth-fastest in the second segment of qualifying. When it came to Q3, the Monegasque suffered a mediocre early effort before snatching provisional pole position ahead of everyone\u2019s last attempts.<\/p>\n

While Kimi Antonelli<\/a>, Max Verstappen<\/a> and Lewis Hamilton<\/a> eventually went faster, Leclerc improved in sector one but crashed at\u00a0Tabac after losing control of the SF-26, so ended up fourth on the grid for tomorrow\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very much on the edge, and I think it was a very good lap until then,\u201d the Ferrari driver said. \u201cBut I never finished it, so it’s a bit needless to say that. But, yeah, it was a good lap.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a little bit of dirty air in that lap where I lost it in Turn 12. I don’t know, there was no traffic in itself, it was just dirty air. It made me lose a little bit the rear in entry, and I touched the wall.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Charles <\/p>\n

Charles Leclerc, Ferrari<\/p>\n

Photo by: Erik Junius<\/p>\n

The crash is unrelated to what is transpiring to be a more substantial, recurrent issue for Leclerc, who said he was \u201cstruggling massively\u201d with the Ferrari\u2019s \u201cextremely inconsistent\u201d braking \u2013 which is related to tyre temperature \u201cand another issue\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing is that I’m definitely not knowing what I’m having,\u201d he lamented. \u201cAt the moment it’s a bit of a discovery whenever I get on the brakes, and I don’t want to go too much into the detail and I won’t go into more detail than what I’ve said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it’s been extremely inconsistent and I’ve just been struggling massively. Whether it was in Montreal or here, especially when tyres are just not in the right window. On top of that, the inconsistency from the car made it very difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201cCorner to corner, it is not really behaving the same way. It’s just extremely tricky. We are speaking about details, but I think the fact of being in or out the window of the tyre all the time, these fine details make a huge difference. I’ve just been struggling with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if this was a recent problem or if it had been there all year, Leclerc elusively replied \u201cI\u2019ve been struggling recently\u201d, but made it clear to Sky Sports F1 it has been a major issue since the Canadian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

This will be the first time he doesn\u2019t start his home race from the front row since 2023.<\/p>\n

Photos from Monaco GP – Saturday<\/p>\n

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