We've not even gone racing yet and Ferrari have already had to dip into Charles Leclerc's engine pool. F1 BahrainGP
Leclerc sat out the final minutes of Q3 on Saturday, with the reason given as a desire to save tyres for Sunday’s race, failing to put in a final Q3 flying lap in a bid to topple Verstappen from pole position.
Having finished qualifying behind the Red Bulls, Leclerc explained his early exit when he spoke to media, including PlanetF1.com, afterward.“I think we were in a fight for pole, which was a good surprise, to be honest, because I did not expect that after testing and after the free practices that were a little bit difficult.
“We managed to find that pace for the quali lap, which was great. However, we need to keep in our mind that in the race run we seem to be a little bit on the back foot compared to Red Bull. And I think we are in a better place starting third with new tyres than starting first with old, or a bit further up [than third]. I don’t know if we will have gotten pole or not. But it would have been close.”
While Ferrari have had to change that engine component on Leclerc’s car, Red Bull have also had to make changes under parc ferme. On both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez’s car, the team have opted to change an oil inlet pipe on the internal combustion engine – a permitted like-for-like component change that triggers no penalty and does not have a set allocation.
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