Leclerc to run older Ferrari engine in Spanish GP after Monza crash
Charles Leclerc will not use Ferrari’s latest ADUO2 engine specification at the Spanish Grand Prix following his crash at Parabolica in the Italian Grand Prix. Ferrari is understood to have judged the affected 067/6 unit to be sound, but Leclerc is still set to run an older engine and be down on power relative to team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Leclerc’s accident at the exit of Parabolica during last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix has carried consequences into the Spanish Grand Prix. After that Monza crash, he will not be using Ferrari’s latest Formula 1 engine specification for the event.
The latest unit is the 067/6 engine, fitted with the second package of modifications allowed by the FIA. Ferrari engineers are understood to have deemed that engine sound.
Even so, Leclerc is being forced to use an older Ferrari engine in Madrid. That means he is expected to be down on power compared with team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
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