Ferrari brake supplier Brembo has publicly challenged Charles Leclerc\u2019s claim that brake failure caused his dramatic late-race Monaco Grand Prix crash.<\/p>\n
Local favourite Leclerc had been in the hunt for a podium finish at the Monte Carlo street race but crashed at the final corner as the drivers geared up for the restart on Lap 66 after a Safety Car period.<\/p>\n
Brembo challenges Charles Leclerc\u2019s brake failure explanation<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/p>\n It was the second crash in seven laps at the Antony Noghes corner, prompting Race Control to red flag the race as the tarmac was breaking up on the outside of the corner.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not even going to take the blame,\u201d an angry Leclerc told Ferrari on the radio. \u201cThese f***ing brakes!<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n Leclerc<\/a>, though, insisted it was neither the tarmac nor a mistake on his part that caused the crash. It was his Ferrari\u2019s brakes.<\/p>\n \u201cOut of the four brakes, I had three brakes not working. So, in a Formula One car, it\u2019s never a good thing,\u201d he told PlanetF1.com and other media in Monaco.<\/p>\n \u201cThe front left was working well, the front right was half working, and the two rear brakes were not working at all.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd when I say at all, on data there\u2019s no deceleration at all. It\u2019s like I don\u2019t know, the calipers were not on the car, so it\u2019s a little bit of an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n He declared that at the next race, the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, he would use his teammate Lewis Hamilton\u2019s braking solution.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only thing I can say,\u201d added Leclerc, \u201cis that we have a solution in-house, and I\u2019ll go to Lewis\u2019 configuration from next race on, which hopefully will be a step.\u201d<\/p>\n Brembo accuses Leclerc of drawing \u2018premature\u2019 conclusion<\/p>\n Brembo, though, is not happy with Leclerc laying the blame on his brakes.<\/p>\n Declaring it to be \u201cpremature\u201d given no investigation had been carried out, Brembo responded to Leclerc\u2019s comments with a strong statement as per The Race.<\/p>\n Go deeper into the Monaco GP: Conclusions, Ratings, Winners & Losers<\/p>\n Monaco GP conclusions: Mini Max, no Russell sympathy, Hamilton mystery<\/a><\/p>\n Monaco Grand Prix driver ratings: Antonelli masterclass, Russell in turmoil<\/a><\/p>\n Antonelli flawless, Russell left shocked: Monaco Grand Prix winners and losers<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBrembo Group is really surprised by the statements made by Charles Leclerc after F1\u2019s Monaco Grand Prix,\u201d it read.<\/p>\n \u201cThe partnership between Brembo and Scuderia Ferrari has continued for more than 50 years and also extends to other brands within the Group, including AP Racing clutches and Ohlins dampers, confirming the strength and breadth of this long-standing collaboration.<\/p>\n \u201cAt present, the company does not know the causes of the issues experienced by Charles Leclerc and therefore considers it premature to draw definitive technical conclusions before the available data has been analysed.<\/p>\n \u201cIn cases such as this, it is necessary to examine the telemetry data together with the team\u2019s engineers in order to accurately determine the origin of the incident.<\/p>\n \u201cBrembo is a benchmark in F1 and is present on every car on the grid through its braking technologies. Over the years, F1 teams have continued to choose Brembo solutions, recognising their reliability, innovation and world-class performance.<\/p>\n \u201cThe group will continue to invest in innovation, reliability and performance, while continuing its collaboration with Scuderia Ferrari and all other F1 teams.\u201d<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n