Bad luck for Monaco again: Leclerc crashes in Niki Lauda's historic Formula 1 car
Created: 05/17/2022, 10:45 am
By: Michael Haug
Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari 312B3.
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Charles Leclerc crashed Niki Lauda's former Ferrari at the historic Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco.
He responded with humor.
Monaco – Charles Leclerc is currently leading the overall Formula 1 ranking, but the Monegasse seems to have had bad luck on his home racetrack of all places.
The 24-year-old became Formula 2 World Champion in 2017.
In Monaco, however, he was unable to finish the race due to a mechanical fault.
Leclerc did not finish the sprint race the following day either.
The home game drama continued in 2018: This time in Formula 1, in the Sauber.
Leclerc's brakes failed, the rookie cleared Brendon Hartley in the Toro Rosso.
The race was over for both pilots.
Things weren’t going any better for Leclerc in the Ferrari either, in 2019 he crashed into the guardrail in a duel with Niko Hülkenberg in the legendary Rascasse curve.
In 2021, the viral story peaked for the time being when Leclerc took pole position.
However, an accident with gearbox damage prevented him from starting the race.
A new chapter in the history of the accident was written at the historic Grand Prix at the weekend.
Leclerc accident in Monaco: how did it come to this?
Leclerc started the so-called Grand Prix Historique with the Ferrari 312B3.
The racing car was used between 1973 and 1975.
What is special: Niki Lauda won his first world title in this car!
Leclerc drove the racing car on Sunday, which, according to
Bild.de
, is said to be worth eight million dollars.
As in 2019, the Monegasse failed at Rascasse.
Leclerc lost his rear and slammed into the guard rails.
As
motorsport-total.com
observed, Leclerc apparently indicated problems with the brake pedals immediately after the impact.
The Monegasse survived the situation unscathed and was even able to continue.
However, his rear was smoking, which is why the racing driver parked the car on the start-finish straight.
"When you thought you had all the bad luck in the world in Monaco and then you lose your brakes entering the Rascasse corner in one of Ferrari's most legendary historic Formula 1 cars," Leclerc commented on the accident on Twitter.
At the Spanish Grand Prix on May 22nd in Barcelona, Leclerc not only wants to finish, but also wants to keep his big rival Max Verstappen at a distance.
You can find the current status of the Formula 1 drivers’ standings here.