Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has stated it can run a full investigation of the brake failure that retired Lewis Hamilton from the Spanish Grand Prix.
Hamilton retired within the early phases of the Spanish GP, explaining after the race that his brake pedal was going lengthy which left him struggling to gradual the automotive.
Talking to media after the race, Ferrari Crew Principal Vasseur revealed that the group didn’t know what had precipitated the brake failure.
“At this stage, we don’t but know the precise explanation for the brake system concern that compelled him to retire,” he advised media, together with Motorsport Week. “However we are going to examine it completely.
“The pedal was lengthy. We tried to repair it from the pit wall, after which it occurred once more.”
Technique gamble paid off for Leclerc
Charles Leclerc completed fourth in Madrid, saving Ferrari’s weekend from full disappointment after Hamilton’s DNF.
Leclerc trialled an alternate technique, working a protracted stint on the laborious tyre that lasted for almost all of the race earlier than pitting.
“Like a couple of different groups, we cut up the technique, beginning one automotive on the smooth compound and the opposite on the laborious,” Vasseur stated.
“With Charles, we have been main the group that began on the laborious tyre, and he drove a really sturdy first stint, pushing for nearly 50 laps whereas sustaining good tempo all through.
“We knew there was an affordable probability of a security automotive or a purple flag, so we determined to increase the stint and hold that chance open.
“A purple flag might have put us ready to battle for the win, whereas a late security automotive might have given us a shot at third. Ultimately neither occurred, however I feel it was completely price attempting and Charles delivered a really strong efficiency.”
Hamilton stays third within the Driver’s Championship, with Leclerc behind in fifth.
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