Ferrari has dismissed suggestions that Charles Leclerc’s crash in France was related to throttle issues F1 FrenchGP
The Monegasque driver had been in control of the race at Paul Ricard after holding off a challenge from title rivalBut shortly after Verstappen elected to go for an early switch of tyres, it all went wrong for Leclerc on lap 18 as he spun off at Turn 11 – putting him out of the race.
His reference to the throttle, just a fortnight after he battled a sticking accelerator pedal in the closing stages of the Austrian GP, prompted wild theories that Leclerc had been put out by a repeat issue. “First there was no issue with the throttle itself, [it was] nothing to do with Austria,” he explained.
“What you heard on the radio was about when he was in reverse gear trying to get out from the barriers. There is a strategy, without going in to all the details, that [meant] he was on the throttle, but didn't feel sufficient torque from the engine. It was nothing wrong. Simply the strategy there.”Photo by: Alastair Staley /Binotto explained that the cause of the throttle problems in Austria had been completely resolved after it was put down to a sticking component.
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