Leclerc Crashes in Barcelona Q3, Drops to P10 After Turn 4 Error
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Updated · Formula 1 · Jun 13
Leclerc Crashes in Barcelona Q3, Drops to P10 After Turn 4 Error
3 articles · Updated · Formula 1 · Jun 13
Summary
P10 is where Charles Leclerc will start Sunday’s 66-lap Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after crashing on his first flying lap in Q3 and triggering a red flag.
Turn 4 caused the accident: Leclerc said he released the brakes, carried too much speed, drifted onto a dirtier part of the track and lost the Ferrari in a snap of oversteer.
Q2 pace made the mistake more costly — Leclerc was second fastest, less than 0.05 seconds behind George Russell, and said Ferrari had been strongest in nearly every corner.
Ferrari still showed front-row speed with Lewis Hamilton qualifying second, 0.064 seconds off Russell, leaving Leclerc to call the crash another painful "what if" after Monaco.