Charles Leclerc: Austin DSQ a “complete surprise” after “zero wear” in practice

Charles Leclerc has admitted his post-race disqualification at the United States Grand Prix caught Ferrari by “complete surprise” after they had “zero wear” on Friday in Austin.
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City, Mexico, Preparation
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 20, Mexican Grand Prix,…

Leclerc and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton were excluded from the race resu♚lts after the FIA found th💝at the floor planks underneath their cars had suffered excessive wear.

It meant that Leclerc lost out on sixth at the Circuit of🌠 the Americas, compounding a frustrating race for the Ferrari driver.

Speaking ahead of th𒈔is weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix, Leclerc refused to♑ make excuses for his DSQ.

“Honestly, it was a complete surprise,” Leclerc said. "Because on Friday when we changed the car, there was zero wear, so it's not like we were touching 🍌anywhere.

“Then you get to the 🌳race a🦄nd obviously, things haven't changed, but we were illegal.

“Rules are rules, and they need to be respected, so it's not an e𒁃xcuse to say that on Friday we were fine. We need to look into it to try and better anticipate what is going to be the wear.”

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand Prix, Austin, Texas, USA,
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 19, United States Grand…

Leclerc re༒vealed that Ferrari were still not concerned by the level of wear after 🙈the Saturday sprint race.

“Also on the Saturday night, we could see more or less where we are&nb🃏sp;touching and we th💛ought there was still plenty of margin,” he added.

“And then we finished the Sunday and it was a big surprise, so we are still in the analysing part of🥂 where exactly did we wear the plank more than what we expected.”

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