Scuderia Ferrari Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc suffered a throttle pedal issue on his Ferrari Formula 1 car in opening practice for the United States Grand Prix that was caused by the Austin circuit’s bumps.
Charles Leclerc reported a suspected engine problem early in the first practice session at the Circuit of the Americas, which Scuderia Ferrari said it was looking into and then clarified was an issue with the throttle pedal. Several drivers complained about how bumpy the Austin circuit has become, and teams are now wary of it causing more trouble over the course of the weekend – with Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto claiming that the bumps were behind Charles Leclerc’s setback.
“It’s certainly bumpy,” said Mattia Binotto, as reported by motorsport.com – “To say right now it would not affect reliability would be very brave. Because maybe later in the race weekend we affirm the opposite. As a matter of fact this morning with Charles we had a small inconvenience due to we believe a bump. A small issue. Just as an example. So it needs to be managed, we need to be aware of it and making sure it doesn’t affect the result.” – the Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal concluded.
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