Charles Leclerc’s Manager Admits Ferrari Engineers Froze Following the Well-Timed Engine Prank in Bahrain

The Bahrain Grand Prix has been an unforgettable event for Charles Leclerc. The Ferrari driver will relish the Bahrain race for a long, long time. Not only because he won the race from pole, helping his team get a 1-2 after almost 2 years, but also because of his perfectly timed prank in his race engineer.

Ferrari pulled off a stunner in Bahrain with a one-two. This has been their first such feat since Singapore 2019. The Italian team is off to a brilliant start as they move to Saudi Arabia. Amongst this, Charles Leclerc’s manager, Nicolas Todt, explains the situation at the Ferrari garage as Leclerc joked about his engine. Todt is the son of Jean Todt, former FIA President. In an interview with the F1 Nation podcast presented by Spotify, Todt revealed the situation in the Ferrari paddock when Charles cracked the joke.

The interview has some renowned people in the form of 1996 F1 Champion Damon Hill, globally recognized F1 reporters Tom Clarkson and Natalie Pinkham. Talking about Charles’s last lap satire, Nicholas conveyed, “Yeah, it was a bit scary as well. I mean we lost it quite quickly because the engineers weren’t sure.”

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“When you don’t have datas in front of you, of course, we had a little scare for a few seconds and afterward we had one lap before Max having an issues. So it was completely possible. As long as you don’t cross the finish line everything can happen in the spot.”, junior Todt further stated.

What does this win mean for Charles Leclerc?

This has been Charles’s third win in Ferrari. In fact, the Monegasque driver had all his wins in a Ferrari. His last two wins came in 2019, and the championship leader is hopeful of more wins this season.

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As for Ferrari, they look a lot stronger than they were last season. If they continue to put up such performances day-in-day-out, the 17th Constructor’s Championship will be on their hold at the end of the season. Now, it’ll be interesting to see if Charles Leclerc can spearhead Ferrari to claim the remarkable achievement against giants like Red Bull and Mercedes, who have been dominating the sport for the last 12 years.