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      Leclerc suffers huge crash into tyre wall that STOPS Italian GP as Ferrari’s day turns to hell with Vettel already out

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      CHARLES LECLERC suffered a horrendous smash as he crashed out of the Italian GP – but thankfully somehow ran away unhurt.
      The Frenchman lost control and slammed his Ferrari into the tyre wall.

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      Charles Leclerc crashed into the tyre wall and was out of the Italian GP

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      The Frenchman lost control as his car smoked and that was the end of Ferrari’s race

      Unsurprisingly, the race was immediately red flagged – the first time the GP at Monza has been stopped since 1995.
      Despite the high-speed collision, Leclerc immediately was on the radio to his Ferrari mechanics to tell them he was okay.
      He said: “Yeah. F***. I am sorry guys. That was a big crash.”
      The car was already smoking when he wobbled off the track at the Parabolica final bend and headed to the left over the gravel as Leclerc braced himself for the heavy impact.

      He was able to get himself out of the vehicle, which was a smouldering wreck, and jog away from the crash site.
      Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer reckons Leclerc was at fault, rather than the car.
      Speaking on BBC 5Live, he said: “It is driver error rather than brake failure for Charles Leclerc.
      “He has got on the power too early as he attempted to attack into the straight out of the corner.”

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      Leclerc headed off to the left of the track over the gravel but ran away unhurt

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      The on-board camera showed the view for Leclerc as he made impact

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      The tyres brought the famous scarlet car to a shuddering halt in dramatic scenes

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      Leclerc was taken to the medical centre for a checkover but was released minutes later.
      The back-left wheel was completely buckled at a right angle with the spoiler broken and the front of the car crumpled.
      Even once the crane had picked up – at the second time after dropping it initially – the trashed famous scarlet car, the remaining wheel was still billowing out smoke.
      The crash compounded a horror weekend for Ferrari in Italy who endured a nightmare qualifying and then saw Sebastian Vettel’s brakes fail early in the race.
      After a lengthy delay to the race, it was restarted with Lewis Hamilton needing to take a ten-second pit penalty which took him from the front to the back of the grid, 23 seconds behind the pack.

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      Ferrari fears it will be years until they start winning on F1 circuit again as chief Mattia Binotto calls for ‘patience’

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      FERRARI boss Mattia Binotto has pleaded for “patience” as he tries to stop the team’s slide – but warned it could take YEARS for them to be winners again.
      The Italian team endured their worst weekend in a decade in last Sunday’s Belgian GP where their cars finished in 13th and 14th place.

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      Ferrari drivers Vettel and Leclerc have been warned it could be years before the manufacturer is a winner againCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Binotto has pleaded for patience amid the team’s strugglesCredit: Getty – Contributor
      And they are set for more pain this weekend in their home race – the Italian GP at Monza.
      SunSport quizzed Binotto after the race in Spa as to what exactly had gone wrong, whether he was the right man to resolve the situation and how long it would take to turn it around.
      He said: “How long it will take? I think that if you look back at all the winning cycles it is always many years.
      “There are no silver bullets in F1. Patience and stability is required.

      “The engine is frozen this season, so there is nothing we can do on that. We are developing it for next season, and it is progressing well on the dyno at the moment.
      “On the car there are some restrictions, so what’s the plan for us? The main plan is focusing on the next seasons – not only 2021 but also certainly as well 2022.
      “In order to do well in the next season we also need to try to understand the weaknesses of today and make sure that we are addressing them.”
      There is a growing feeling within the F1 paddock that Ferrari’s loss of engine power came about following an investigation by the FIA into their power unit.

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      Controversially, the findings of that investigation have been kept private after the two reached a “settlement”.
      But Binotto claims that all engine-manufacturers have suffered as a result of the rule changes introduced for this season.
      But while the likes of Mercedes still continue to eek out more lap time for their motor, Ferrari – who were blasted by Seb Vettel during the British GP – have not been able to do so.
      He added: “What is happening, in fact, is that we have a car that has lost power. Just as all the engine manufacturers have lost it: but we more than the others.
      “Last year the engine partly covered the limits of the machine, but this year it is no longer the case.
      “The limits of the machine are emerging. On that point it is clear that we must improve.”

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      Ferrari endured their worst weekend in a decade in last Sunday’s Belgian GP where their cars finished in 13th and 14th placeCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Ferrari chief Mattia Binotto insists F1 flops are NOT in crisis despite worst result in decade at Belgian Grand Prix

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      FERRARI boss Mattia Binotto insists the team are not in a crisis – despite their worst result in a decade.
      Both Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc finished outside of the points at the Belgian GP as they came home in 13th and 14th place respectively.

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      Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc finished outside of the points at the Belgian GP
      Both drivers also missed out on reaching Q3 in qualifying, with their car way down on performance.
      Vettel and Leclerc have both been frustrated so far this season, with the team down in fifth place in the constructors’ championship.
      But underfire Binotto says the team’s slump is only temporary as he bids to turn their fortunes around.
      Speaking after the Belgian GP, he said: “I think it is wrong to use the word crisis for the moment we are going through.

      “Certainly this is a very bad result within a difficult season that we are experiencing.
      “But we knew it was coming, we saw it in winter testing, and then came the impossibility to develop the car.
      “We all take responsibility for this situation. I take that as team principal as well as all those who work in Maranello.
      “We are all in the same boat. But although the team is in the middle of the storm, we are very united.

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      “There is no crisis, no tension. There is bitterness and frustration in each of us. But I believe that this frustration must be transformed into reaction and determination.”
      Ferrari’s slump is bad timing for the team as it is the Italian GP at Monza this week followed by another GP at Mugello to celebrate their 1,000th race in F1.
      And while 2,880 spectators WILL be allowed in to the Mugello circuit, there seems to be little to celebrate at the moment.
      Binotto added: “We understand the fans. We are very sorry, we are the first to admit, and we are sorry for them too.
      “What is happening, in fact, is that we have a car that has lost power, just as all the engine manufacturers have lost it. We more than the others.
      “Last year the engine partly covered the limits of the machine, but this year it is no longer the case.
      “The limits of the machine are emerging. On that point it is clear that we must improve.”
      Meanwhile, the FIA are investigating Antonio Giovinazzi’s terrifying crash that sent a wheel hurtling towards George Russell’s Williams.
      The Brit was forced to take evasive action to swerve out of the way of the wheel that had come loose from Giovinazzi’s Alfa Romeo.
      Russell admitted he was thankful for the halo cockpit protection system and now the FIA are looking into what caused the wheel to break away.
      F1 race director, Michael Masi, said:”Yes it is a concern. Why it became detached I am not 100 per cent sure.
      “Once the car came back to the drop-off area, our technical teams had already started their investigation, taking a number of photos and we’ve got all the available footage.
      “The technical department, together with the safety department, will investigate why [this happened].”

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      Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari going through ‘awkward divorce’ as F1 woes between pair continue, says Ross Brawn

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      SEBASTIAN VETTEL and Ferrari are going through an “awkward” divorce according to F1’s Managing Director, Ross Brawn.
      The Englishman spent 10 years at the Italian team and knows how the politics work at Maranello.

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      Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel is mulling over a potential move to Racing Point from Ferrari
      Vettel was again out-spoken about the team’s strategy in Spain but managed to drag the car home for a seventh-place finish.
      The four-time world champion, who expressed his shock at not being offered new terms by Ferrari, is now weighing up a move to Racing Point, who will become renamed Aston Martin.
      And Brawn says while Ferrari and Vettel go through the motions, their relationship will prove increasingly difficult to manage.

      “When a driver has been told he is no longer needed, it’s one of the most difficult times for a team
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      He said: “It’s tough to watch Sebastian and Ferrari go through the motions right now, with both sides knowing that the end of their relationship is almost upon them.

      “They are in that period of a divorce where the papers have been served, but the divorce hasn’t gone through. It’s very awkward.
      “The chemistry between a driver and their team is so important. You’re part of a team and you succeed as a team, and fail as a team.
      “Managing that dynamic is always a challenge.

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      Vettel (left) finished seventh in the Spanish Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton claiming victory on SundayCredit: Getty Images

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      “When a driver has been told he is no longer needed, it’s one of the most difficult times for a team.

      “He knows you no longer want him and the cracks appear quickly. It is up to the team to manage it as best they can.
      “From my own painful experience, I know drivers in this situation can be a handful.”

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      Ferrari reveal clampdown on controversial engine is slowing them down as team struggles in new F1 season

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      FERRARI have admitted for the first time that a clampdown on their controversial engine is slowing them down.
      The Italian team were the subject of much accusation last year, with rival teams hinting that their engine was illegal.

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      Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel have struggled to show serious pace in the early weeks of the seasonCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      The two Ferraris crashing into eachother in Austria emphasised a torrid startCredit: AFP or licensors
      Controversially, the findings of an FIA investigation were kept private – much to the frustration of non-Ferrari powered teams.
      But since the rules were clarified through a series of technical directives (TDs), Ferrari have been embarrassingly off the pace and boss Mattia Binotto says it is because the FIA has flexed its muscles.
      He said: “Certainly I think that regulations are very difficult and complex.
      “There are areas of regulations on the power unit where maybe clarifications are still required, it’s an ongoing process, which has always existed in the past and will exist in the future.

      “Since last year a lot of TDs have been released, eventually clarifying some of the areas of regulations, through those TDs, we had to adapt ourselves.
      “I don’t think it is only the case with Ferrari, because looking at the power output of this season I think most manufacturers somehow had to adapt themselves but certainly as Ferrari we had to adapt and as a simple output of that we lost some of the performance we had.

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      “Now we’ve got a clearer situation in some areas of the regulations and that will continue if required for the future.”
      Charles Leclerc secured second-place at the season opener in Austria but otherwise the early weeks have been a huge disappointment for the Scuderia.

      Both drivers retired early at the Styrian Grand Prix after Leclerc crashed into Vettel, leaving the German with just a solitary championship point.

      Qualifying has been a particularly tough experience with the Monaco-born youngster’s seventh-placed in the first of the two Spielberg races their best outcome so far.

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      Watch bizarre F1 ‘Star Wars’ podium robots present trophies to drivers as fans joke ‘they’re quicker than Ferrari’

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      Ferrari plunged into turmoil just one race into F1 season and going in reverse while being SECOND slower than last year

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      Sebastian Vettel reveals Ferrari brutally snubbed him and exit wasn’t mutual as they refused to offer new contract

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