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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCharles Leclerc crashes into the wall in Barcelona qualifying. Image: Kayo Sports<\/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\tCharles Leclerc crashes into the wall in Barcelona qualifying. Image: Kayo Sports<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t The Ferrari driver had looked in contention for a front-row start, and potentially pole position, before his Q3 ended in the wall at Turn 4.<\/p>\n Leclerc will start 10th after failing to set a time in the final part of qualifying, while teammate Lewis Hamilton continued his strong form by qualifying on the front row for the first time since joining Ferrari.<\/p>\n The crash came just a week after Leclerc also crashed out of the Monaco Grand Prix<\/a>, adding to a bruising run for the Monegasque driver.<\/p>\n Leclerc\u2019s crash came on his first push lap in Q3, with the Ferrari driver appearing to run onto the dirty side of the track at Turn 4 before losing the rear and hitting the wall.<\/p>\n He was able to climb from the car unscathed, but the incident brought out the red flag and left him at the bottom of the Q3 order.<\/p>\n Speaking after the session, Leclerc offered no excuses for the mistake.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m okay. Thank you. I just feel very much ashamed to be here after a crash like that,\u201d Leclerc told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat did I do? I released the brakes earlier. I tried to carry speed. I think on the previous lap, I think we were close. Being the fastest car every corner, apart from Turn 4.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew it was a weakness. I knew I had to make everything perfect for that lap. And I tried. I obviously regret it. And again I feel very much ashamed.\u201d<\/p>\n Leclerc has endured a wretched run of late, having described his weekend in Canada as his \u201cworst ever\u201d before crashing out in Monaco last week.<\/p>\n While he admitted he had been struggling with the car in recent rounds, he said there was nothing similar to hide behind in Barcelona.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean the last two races, Canada and Monaco, I was in a very tricky configuration to deal with. And that didn\u2019t make it easy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd Monaco ended the way it ended. And that was already very difficult to take and accept. Knowing that I could do little with it.<\/p>\n \u201cBut this weekend there was none of that. The car was great. The feeling with the car was amazing. And I didn\u2019t deliver.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd if anything, it\u2019s a lot worse than that. I put it into the wall. So there\u2019s no excuses. I just feel ashamed.\u201d<\/p>\n
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