Charles Leclerc is set to take a 10-place grid penalty in this weekend's F1 SaudiArabianGP after needing a third set of control electronics. ⬇️
detected an anomaly in Leclerc's power unit control electronics and decided to replace it with a new set.
After analysis in Maranello, team principal Fred Vasseur confirmed on Wednesday that the unit, of which only two examples can be used per year, will again need to be replaced. "There were two issues, one on the Sunday morning when we did the fire-up and one in the race," Vasseur explained. "I hope that now we have it under control. We have a deep analysis on this. But unfortunately, we will have to take the penalty in Jeddah because we only have a pool of two control electronics for the season."Ferrari's engine reliability proved an Achilles heel throughout the 2022 season, with Leclerc retiring from the lead in both the Azerbaijan and Spanish Grand Prix as his title challenge started falling apart.
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