Charles Leclerc was summoned by the stewards for an uncommon double violation throughout the second apply of the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver appeared to have an issue together with his gearbox and retired on the finish of the shortened second free apply session in Sin Metropolis, as progress was halted by two purple flags within the second half.
“One thing broke, gearbox. Are you able to shift?” Leclerc requested the race engineer, to which the engineer replied, “Do not shift.”
The incident brought about Leclerc to overlook a number of laps of the race within the closing levels of FP2, however Monaco might be in for extra bother.
Leclerc is dealing with two investigations for allegedly breaching FIA F1 sporting laws.
Leclerc is claimed to have failed to vary the steering wheel or swap off the ERS after his Ferrari got here to a sudden cease.
The summons from the FIA stewards said: “That is an alleged breach of Article 26.5 of the FIA F1 Sporting Laws. The driving force failed to vary the steering wheel and failed to modify off the ERS.”
Leclerc led opening apply in Las Vegas, however completed third in FP2, 0.161 seconds off the tempo set by McLaren’s championship chief Lando Norris.
The second apply session was interrupted by two purple flags because of a suspected unfastened manhole cowl on the closing nook, Flip 17.
Delays and confusion meant that an correct illustration of the aggressive scenario couldn’t be achieved within the lead as much as closing apply and qualifying.
