Charles Leclerc Explains Angsty Radio at Azerbaijan GP: “It’s Just Me”

It was a good first day for Charles Leclerc at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. The Monegasque driver finished second in FP1 while topping the charts in FP2 in Baku. But it was not all smooth sailing for the Ferrari driver as he had an engine scare earlier in the day.

While experiencing a sudden loss of power, Leclerc jumped on to his radio to report the issue. “What’s going on? There is a problem with the engine, no? Let me know quickly. I don’t want to take risks,” said the Ferrari driver.

“We think everything is fine,” said Leclerc’s engineer. “Ok. So the loss of problem was normal? Well, it’s my bad then,” said Leclerc.

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Later, he explained the issue in his post FP2 interview and revealed that the issue was nothing to worry about.

Charles Leclerc explains his engine scare in Baku

After completing his long runs in FP2, Leclerc was reasonably happy with his timings compared to Red Bull. He explained that the loss of power he experienced was because he did not select the right buttons.

“Actually, it was no power unit problems. It’s just me that I forgot that I had changed something, which obviously made me lose power. But yes, nothing weird,” said Leclerc.

When asked if he would like to take back the championship lead this weekend in Baku, the Monegasque stated, “Well, I hope so. Whether it will be this weekend or not, I don’t know, but if we do everything perfect, I’m confident that we’ll take it back at one point.”

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It is a relief for all the Ferrari fans across the world to know that there was not another issue with Leclerc’s car. He really needs a cleaner weekend without any issues so that he can challenge for the race win and pole position. He needs to get another win under his belt as soon as possible to close the gap in the title race.