Leclerc retires in the Bahrain GP: what happened – Corriere.it

A nightmare first GP for Charles Leclercwho greets the Bahrain dry of points just when the podium seemed like a done deal. On lap number 41 of the first Grand Prix of the Formula 1 season, in fact,
his Ferrari stops on the side of the track: No power, no power!, his radio team: There is no energy, due to an engine failure. In short, the Red – very far from the Red Bulls of Verstappen and Perez – stopped suddenly and returned to show those reliability problems who scuttled it last year. All this after the battery had been changed in the morning.

Bitter Leclerc: Red Bull from another category

Today we were too far in Red Bull’s race pace, we need to make some steps forward because today they are of another category. We have to find something, otherwise we will struggle. We were close in qualifying and then on Sunday there’s this difference. Charles Leclerc’s comment to Sky Sport is bitter after retiring his Ferrari. Max Verstappen will dominate the race until the end, finishing in front of Perez and Alonso. The other red, that of Sainzfinished 4th at 48 seconds behind the reigning champion. In short, even the detachment of the only Ferrari left on the track, an embarrassing result. If engine failure is added to this difference in pace, well, Ferrari’s debut in 2023 could not have gone worse than this, the season in which the title is aimed.