Charles Leclerc-Bryan Bozzi, surreal team radio: “My seat is full of water.” “It must be water.”. A peculiar exchange between Charles Leclerc and his Ferrari race engineer Bryan Bozzi.

A nightmare Sunday

Ferrari’s Sunday in Melbourne was one to forget for both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Between driver errors, strategic mishaps, and—above all—a car that looked anything but fast and competitive, the duo that was supposed to excite Ferrari fans finished the race in eighth and tenth place.

That the day was not going in the right direction should perhaps have been clear from a team radio exchange that was as comedic as it was surreal, featuring none other than Charles Leclerc and his race engineer, Bryan Bozzi.

A comedy-like back-and-forth

At one point, Charles Leclerc came on the radio to ask if there was some kind of leak in the cockpit. “A leak of what?” Bryan Bozzi asked. Charles Leclerc then explained the situation: “My seat is full of water, completely full of water!” To which Bryan Bozzi responded disarmingly: “It must be water.” Charles Leclerc, clearly unimpressed by his engineer’s reply, fired back: “Let’s add that to the pearls of wisdom.”

Obviously, this was a minor incident, one that even brought a few laughs and certainly wasn’t the cause of Ferrari’s poor result. However, it does highlight that communication between drivers and the pit wall is still far from perfect at times. It’s yet another issue that Ferrari will need to address in the coming races to prevent the season from taking an early bad turn.