Jun.8 (GMM) Charles Leclerc has finally run out of patience with the brake problems that have plagued his Ferrari in recent races.
After crashing out of a likely podium finish in Monaco, the newly re-signed Ferrari driver exploded over team radio. “I’m not going to take the fuc*ing blame!” Leclerc snapped.
The Monegasque then made it clear to the media that the issue was not driver error or because of the asphalt problems at the final corner.
“I think I’ve always been very honest, and no matter how many mistakes I do, I will hate to look at myself in the mirror and see myself finding excuses when I do a mistake,” he said.
“That’s why I’m always bluntly honest whenever I’m in front of cameras, but I’m not going to take any of it today.”
“I don’t know how much detail I can go into, but it’s like I have no brakes.”
Leclerc admitted the frustration was overwhelming after his home race ended in disappointment.
“Extremely frustrated. Extremely angry. Extremely sad, because this is my home,” he said. “But today I’m not angry at myself.”
“There is a solution, and Lewis started looking into it three or four races ago. But for me, it was simply undriveable today.”
That solution appears to be the same brake configuration already adopted by Lewis Hamilton.
After struggling with similar issues throughout 2025, Hamilton apparently – and quietly – switched away from Ferrari’s long-time Brembo disc material supplier to Carbon Industrie following Suzuka. Since then, he has emerged as Ferrari’s leading performer.
Leclerc had initially resisted making the change, but not anymore.
“The only thing I can be a little hopeful about is that we have the solution in-house,” he said. “Lewis has already taken a different direction with the brakes.
“I’ll do the same from the next race with my car.”
Ferrari deputy team boss Jerome d’Ambrosio confirmed the team is now focused on helping Leclerc solve the issue.
“As for the next races, our goal is to be 100 percent supportive of Charles,” he said.
“Tomorrow we’ll return home, analyse what happened, determine the best course of action, and move in the direction we deem most appropriate.”
Team boss Frederic Vasseur, having returned from hospital following a mystery medical issue on Saturday, also promised a full investigation.
“We will carefully analyse the situation, understand exactly what happened and make sure we address it for Barcelona,” he said.
The controversy prompted an unusual public response from Brembo itself.
“The Brembo Group is very surprised by the statements made by Charles Leclerc following the Monaco GP,” the Italian company said.
“The company currently does not know the causes of the problems encountered by Charles Leclerc and therefore considers it premature to make definitive technical assessments before analysing the available data.”
Brembo also pointed out that multiple F1 teams use its braking technology.
“Over the years, the teams in the World Championship have continued to choose Brembo solutions, recognising their reliability, innovation and top-level performance,” the statement added.
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