Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc admitted earlier today that he is considering taking a 10-place grid penalty at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix after the Maranello team confirmed his failed engine from Baku is “beyond repair”. Charles Leclerc’s retirement in Azerbaijan was the second time in the last three events that the Ferrari driver had to retire from the lead due an engine failure, after a similar outcome in Barcelona last month, as the Italian side announced that the two incidents could in fact be related.
The failure means that Charles Leclerc will needing to use a fourth turbocharger unit of the season, which would see him incur a 10-place grid penalty, making it even more difficult to challenge Max Verstappen and recover the gap to the Dutchman. striking another blow to his world championship hopes.
Charles Leclerc confirmed at the press conference on Friday that Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve provides several overtaking chances and as a result Ferrari are considering taking the penalty for the new unit this weekend. However, for now a new turbocharger has not been mounted on his Ferrari power unit for Friday practice.
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During FP1 we had an update from the FIA on which drivers have, so far, taken new power unit elements for this weekend. Yuki Tsuonda is using his fourth engine of the season and will therefore start from the back of the grid, but the Monegasque driver, who many speculated would take his fourth turbocharger of the season and incur a 10-place grid penalty, has yet to do so.
A new ICE (3), MGU-H (3), MGU-K (3) and new CE (2), but no turbocharger, so no penalty for Charles.
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