Ferrari have released a statement explaining that Charles Leclerc’s formation lap incident was caused by a “loss of hydraulics supply”, meaning he could do nothing to avoid hitting the barriers.
The Monegasque driver was meant to start the race from the front row alongside pole-sitter and eventual race winner Max Verstappen, but he never got the opportunity to see the green lights come on.
Leclerc was making his way around the Ferradura corner on the formation lap when he lost control of his SF-23, spinning into the barriers and out of the race in a shocking turn of events.
Ferrari have since explained the cause of the incident, taking to the X social media platform to explain: “During the formation lap, Charles experienced an issue with one of our car systems which led to a loss of hydraulics supply, meaning he had no power steering and no gearbox command.
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