Ferrari and Charles Leclerc: good news after the Bahrain failures

Small but important news after the sorrows of the season debut.

Ferrari should have solved the problems with the electronic control unit that caused Charles Leclerc to retire at the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Monegasque driver in fact used two of them during the opening race of the 2023 Formula 1 championship, and in the case of further replacement he will have to start with a grid penalty at the next Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Well, according to what ‘Motorsport.com’ has discovered, this should not happen. In fact, the source reports that if the second ECU went out, resulting in Leclerc’s retirement last Sunday, the first one may have been saved. It had in fact been replaced only as a precaution, but in Jeddah it should be fitted to Ferrari number 16.

In fact, ‘Motorsport.com’ explains that what sent the two ECUs into crisis was an anomaly in the wiring, identified by Ferrari technicians and resolved following a functional check consisting of several work cycles. It was not a human error, but due to the stresses caused by the ups and downs of the Sakhir circuit. But in Maranello they figured it out and ran for cover, saving Leclerc’s upcoming qualifying.