Charles Leclerc has been hit with a 10-place grid penalty for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after the Ferrari driver took on a brand new vitality retailer, a bitter blow to the staff’s hopes within the constructors’ battle with McLaren.
The Monegasque was pressured to attend within the pits for the primary 20 minutes of FP1 in Abu Dhabi whereas Ferrari handled a suspected battery challenge on his automobile – he fortunately did get the chance to drive on observe along with his youthful brother, Arthur Leclerc.
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Nonetheless, with a purpose to repair the issue, he has now exceeded the allocation of two vitality shops per season and should serve the grid drop, which can pressure him into an enormous restoration drive if Ferrari wish to maintain their championship hopes alive.
The Maranello outfit are simply 21 factors behind McLaren within the battle to be constructors’ champions however might want to have a close to good weekend with a purpose to maximise their hopes, with the anticipated penalty set to be an enormous spanner within the works.
