Charles Leclerc had a brief scare during Bahrain Grand Prix FP2 at Sepang, narrowly avoiding the bollard at the pit-lane entry. The Ferrari driver attacked the final corner with slightly too much commitment before heading towards the pits, passing extremely close to the obstacle without making contact.
Charles Leclerc escapes pit-lane scare in Bahrain GP FP2
The FIA had clarified the procedure drivers were required to follow at that point. Any driver who passed to the right of the bollard would not then be permitted to return to the track.
Charles Leclerc missed the obstacle by the narrowest of margins and was able to continue without consequences, avoiding what could otherwise have complicated his Bahrain Grand Prix FP2 programme at Sepang.
The incident came during an important practice session for Ferrari, with teams gathering data over both shorter runs and race simulations. The session trends can also be explored through the F1 Practice & Long-Run Analysis.
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