Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur has accepted that Charles Leclerc must push the boundaries to gain an advantage, considering the impressive pace of his Ferrari, as the repair bill for Leclerc’s crashes continues to mount. The Monégasque driver has experienced a string of incidents, including crashing out of the Australian Grand Prix and sustaining damage in both Baku and Miami.
During the first lap of the Australian Grand Prix, Leclerc was involved in a collision with Lance Stroll, exacerbating his crash damage bill. Further incidents occurred in Baku, where he crashed his SF-23 in the final minutes of the sprint shootout. In Miami, Leclerc damaged his front suspension in a practice crash and then incurred rear-end damage during qualifying, with both incidents occurring at Turn 7.