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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFerrari\u2019s long-term brake supplier has issued a statement following criticism from Charles Leclerc.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFerrari\u2019s long-term brake supplier has issued a statement following criticism from Charles Leclerc.<\/p>\n
Leclerc retired from his home race after crashing from third position at the final corner in the closing stages, later blaming a recurring brake problem that he said had plagued him across the last two race weekends.<\/p>\n
The Ferrari driver described the situation<\/a> as a \u201cnightmare\u201d and claimed the issue became significantly worse following a late-race Safety Car period.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how much I can go into the details, but\u2026 it\u2019s just not acceptable,\u201d Leclerc said after the race.<\/p>\n \u201cThe issues I have faced with my brakes have been\u2026 it\u2019s not that it\u2019s difficult, it\u2019s that in this particular moment, it\u2019s just impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n Leclerc went on to claim that only one of his four brakes was functioning correctly at the time of the accident and suggested the issue left him powerless to avoid the barriers.<\/p>\n Brembo, which has supplied Ferrari for more than half a century, subsequently issued a strongly-worded statement in response.<\/p>\n \u201cBrembo Group is really surprised by the statements made by Charles Leclerc after F1\u2019s Monaco Grand Prix,\u201d the statement 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 \u00d6hlins 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.\u201d<\/p>\n The supplier also defended its reputation within Formula 1, highlighting its presence throughout the grid and the long-standing confidence teams have placed in its products.<\/p>\n \u201cBrembo is a benchmark in Formula 1 and is present on every car on the grid through its braking technologies,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n \u201cOver 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 Formula 1 teams.\u201d<\/p>\n Leclerc\u2019s frustration had been evident throughout the weekend after struggling with braking confidence across all sessions.<\/p>\n The Monegasque driver said he will look at switching his setup to a similar one to teammate Lewis Hamilton in the meantime as a fix is worked upon.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only thing I can say is that we have the solution in-house, and I\u2019ll go to Lewis\u2019s configuration from the next race onwards, which hopefully will be a step,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Leclerc\u2019s first DNF of the 2026 season drops him to fourth in the drivers\u2019 championship, 81 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli.<\/p>\n Antonelli survives late Monaco drama to claim fifth straight win<\/a><\/p>\n