Disaster has stuck. From what would have been a perfect weekend for the youngster Charles Leclerc has all gone down the drain. He took an amazing pole from his heavily experienced teammate, Sebastian Vettel. He then lost the lead at the start but soon gained it back after a remarkable move on Bottas and Vettel.
And while he led the entire race after that, Ferrari power unit had other plans for him. On lap 48, he reported that he was losing power and rightfully so. His turbo power was cut off which meant he was overtaken by Hamilton very easily. From what it looks right now, he will be overtaken by Bottas and Verstappen right before the end of the race.
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Such a tragic end to a man who drove way above his age. He might not have taken his first victory at Bahrain, but he surely will climb at the top of the podium very soon.
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck #F1
— Knut Martinsen (@FisiFan91) March 31, 2019
Desperate times in the Ferrari garage #BahrainGP 🇧🇭 #F1 pic.twitter.com/McQLSPgL2T
— Formula 1 (@F1) March 31, 2019
The man had dominated the race since getting into P1. This is gut wrenching. Deserved the win to no end #BahrainGP #F1
— Aarav (@_aarava) March 31, 2019
Lewis Hamilton moves into the lead as Leclerc sits powerless. 10 laps shy of a victory he so richly deserved. Heartbreaking stuff 💔 #F1 #BahrainGP
— Luke Smith (@LukeSmithF1) March 31, 2019
Dear F1 Gods pic.twitter.com/F1Xzb1FWC1
— Aarav (@_aarava) March 31, 2019
Ferrari's race in one gif #F1 #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/8heFEc3LFr
— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) March 31, 2019
Leclerc "Something strange with the engine" #F1 #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/y57I7uO8kJ
— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) March 31, 2019
Eng:"38.0. Target lap 38.0
Leclrec:"I cant. I cant. I cant. Leave it. It cant." #BahrainGp #F1— F1 Madness 🏁 (@F1_Madness) March 31, 2019
His time will come. The upside is that @Charles_Leclerc is about to become everyone’s second favourite driver in F1!#F1
— Simon Strang (@StrangRacing) March 31, 2019
"Target lap time 1m38.0s," Leclerc is told, but he immediately replies, "I can't, I can't, I can't. Because by going so slow we are spending a lot of time on the straights." #F1
— Autosport Live (@autosportlive) March 31, 2019
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Full race fan over here watching this @F1 race. Keep your head up @Charles_Leclerc. It’s been awesome watching you compete this weekend!
— Ross Chastain (@RossChastain) March 31, 2019
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As for his teammate, Sebastian Vettel, Bahrain, we hope will be an eye opener. What an utterly chaotic race he has had.
