The Ferrari driver suffered a power unit and hydraulic failure on the formation lap, triggered by an electronic command issue. This pitched him into the barrier, and despite his best efforts to get the car going again, he was unable to do so. Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur confirmed that the Leclerc’s failure to get away from the accident scene had been caused by “the same issue, the system switched off the hydraulic and engine”.
“So, I'm very frustrated for now but now I need to move on and obviously focus on the last two races, that's the best thing I can do as a driver. “But it's of course frustrating to lose so many opportunities throughout the season. I just hope that after this race we can anyway still be in the fight for the second in the constructors' . “That is my only motivation for the rest of the year, because then whatever else is left is not something that is super exciting.