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Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who lost Q1 for the first time in 4 years since 2019 in the F1 Spanish GP, said, “The only thing I can say is that the left corner is intractable,” a driver who is incomprehensible to SF -23 He explained that there was a compatibility issue.
Normally, the SF-23 is a machine with excellent one-lap speed, and Leclerc is also known as a skilled qualifying driver, but it stopped suddenly in the damp conditions of the Catalunya circuit on June 3rd. Logan Sargent (Williams) was the only one to surpass him, finishing 19th.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) wraps up Catalunya circuit, F1 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying June 3, 2023
His teammate Carlos Sainz came second behind Max Verstappen (Red Bull), which made the wonder and the struggle even more evident.
“I don’t know,” said Leclerc about the cause of the stall.
After the tire change, the rear didn’t grip at all except in the left corner, adding that the car’s behavior was “really, really strange”, adding that “the car was hyperbole and unpredictable”. at the bottom.
He also emphasized that the cause of the problem must be in the right rear of the car, saying, “We have to analyze it and find out the cause,” he added.
He also ruled out the possibility that the condition would affect FP3, which was held on a similar wet track, saying, “The feeling of the car was very good.”
Team principal Frédéric Vasseur said Leclerc’s troubles were “under investigation” and said nothing was clear at the moment.
If some kind of problem is found in the car and changes are made to the car body before the race, depending on the section, there is a possibility that the start of the pit lane will be ordered due to a parc fermé breach.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won pole position in the 2023 Spanish GP qualification. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) was second and Lando Norris (McLaren) third.
The final race will start the formation lap at 22:00 on June 4th (Sunday) Japan time, and will compete for the championship by completing 66 laps of the 4,657m Catalunya circuit. The race will be broadcast live on DAZN and Fuji TV NEXT during a limited time campaign.
