Formula 1 F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 22, 2021 Charles Leclerc of Ferrari celebrates pole position after the qualifying pool over REUTERS / Sebastien Nogier
The drive shaft hub failure, which prevented pole-setter Charles Leclerc from starting his home Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco on Sunday, was the result of his crash in qualifying the day before, Ferrari said on Monday.
The Italian team had said after the race that it was not clear that the problem was related to the crash.
A spokeswoman said controls after the car returned to the Maranello factory found that the left hub was at risk in the accident.
LECLERC crashes but takes POLE!
He will show the red flag after reaching the barriers and the session will not restart. # MonacoGP 
# F1 pic.twitter.com/BG46Wf4pxY
– Formula 1 (@ F1) May 22, 2021
The part then broke after five corners when Leclerc started on the grid.
Leclerc returned to the pits and withdrew as there wasn’t enough time for repairs before the start.
Team boss Mattia Binotto said on Sunday that the replacement of the gearbox had not changed anything, which would have resulted in a penalty for the starting grid and was an immediate cause for concern.
RACE UPDATE:
Charles will not start the race due to a left driveshaft issue that cannot be resolved in time for the race to start. #MonacoGP
– Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) May 23, 2021
The left side of the car, which did not carry the brunt of the impact on the right side in the accident on Saturday, was also not on an in-depth checklist. Ferrari said they would expand their checks in the future.
Hoping to become the first Monegasque to win his home race since Louis Chiron in 1931, Leclerc clinched pole after his fall in the final seconds showed red flags and prevented rivals from improving his time.
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