Charles Leclerc felt "ashamed" after his Q3 qualifying crash at the Spanish Grand Prix, consigning him to 10th on the grid. The Ferrari driver lost control of his SF-26 in Turn 4 on his first flying lap, admitting he pushed too hard trying to carry more speed. Leclerc, who had struggled with pace in recent weekends, felt confident in Barcelona, making the mistake particularly frustrating. He emphatically denied the incident was related to Ferrari's new Carbon Industrie brake discs, which he adopted this weekend, stating he felt at ease with them from FP2. Teammate Lewis Hamilton, who starts from the front row, suggested Leclerc might have been trying to replicate Hamilton's late braking data into Turn 4. Leclerc is committed to the new brake setup and believes Ferrari's significant eight-part upgrade package can still propel them forward from P10 in Sunday's race. The pressure is on Leclerc to convert optimism into points.
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Charles Leclerc felt "ashamed" after his Q3 qualifying crash at the Spanish Grand Prix, consigning him to 10th on the grid. The Ferrari driver lost control of his SF-26 in Turn 4 on his first flying lap, admitting he pushed too hard trying to carry more speed. Leclerc, who had struggled with pace in recent weekends, felt confident in Barcelona, making the mistake particularly frustrating. He emphatically denied the incident was related to Ferrari's new Carbon Industrie brake discs, which he adopted this weekend, stating he felt at ease with them from FP2. Teammate Lewis Hamilton, who starts from the front row, suggested Leclerc might have been trying to replicate Hamilton's late braking data into Turn 4. Leclerc is committed to the new brake setup and believes Ferrari's significant eight-part upgrade package can still propel them forward from P10 in Sunday's race. The pressure is on Leclerc to convert optimism into points.
