Ferrari System One driver Chalres Leclerc crashed considered one of three-time champion Niki Lauda’s Ferrari F1 vehicles throughout an indication run on the 2022 Monaco Historic Grand Prix on Sunday.

Leclerc was on his third lap within the 1973 Ferrari 312B3 when, owing to a suspected brake failure, he misplaced the rear finish and backed the classic F1 automotive right into a wall on the well-known La Rascasse flip.

The 2022 Bahrain and Australian Grand Prix winner set off once more with some rear-end harm, however quickly stopped once more after the automotive started emitting smoke. That coincided with the tip of the parade laps, although. 

Whenever you thought you already had all of the unhealthy luck of the world in Monaco and also you lose the brakes into rascasse with one of the iconic historic Ferrari System 1 automotive.

— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) Could 15, 2022

Leclerc later mentioned on Twitter that he misplaced the brakes coming into La Rascasse. It is the second main humiliation for the Monegasque driver at his house monitor. Leclerc set pole place for the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix earlier than crashing and lacking the race because of the ensuing automotive harm.

Driving alongside Leclerc throughout the demonstration laps was ex-Ferrari F1 driver and six-time Le Mans winner Jack Ickx in an earlier 312B. That is noteworthy as a result of Ickx give up the Ferrari F1 workforce in the course of the 1973 season due to his dissatisfaction with the 312B3. 

Ferrari continued to enhance the automotive, nevertheless. With Lauda and Clay Regazzoni driving, the 312B3-74 model launched for the 1974 season achieved second within the F1 constructors’ championship behind McLaren. Lauda then gained the primary of his three drivers’ championships within the 312B3-74 the next season.

Leclerc additionally lately drove an ex-Gille Villeneuve Ferrari 312T on the Fiorano take a look at monitor with out incident, marking the fortieth anniversary of the Canadian driver’s loss of life. He is additionally at the moment main the F1 driver standings, with a 19-point lead over Max Verstappen. So issues aren’t all unhealthy for Leclerc.