F1 Ferrari: bad news coming for Charles Leclerc

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In Austin, the Maranello stable has decided that it will mount the sixth engine, penalty coming

Penalty coming for Charles Leclerc in Austin. At the U.S. Grand Prix at the Texas track, Ferrari has decided to fit the new engine, the sixth,to the single-seater of Charles Leclerc. Motorsport reports. The Maranello-based team wants to test the new power unit with a view to the 2023 World Championship.There are some changes in the new power unit to make it more reliable after the problems that emerged in this year.

According to rumors, the Scuderia’s move will cost Leclerc a penalty of five grid positions: a necessary sacrifice to see if Ferrari is on the right track for next season.

Charles Leclerc is the third driver from the Principality to have competed in the Formula 1 World Championship after Louis Chiron and Olivier Beretta, as well as the youngest ever to win a Grand Prix driving a Ferrari car. In 2019, he made his debut with the Rossa, taking Kimi Raikkonen’s place, and in March he scored his first career pole position, in Bahrain. His first success with the Prancing Horse came at the Spa circuit in Belgium on September 1, 2019.

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