Formula 1: SHAME! Charles Leclerc crashes Niki Lauda’s historic Ferrari – Charles Leclerc’s Monaco nightmare continued on Sunday, as he had yet another crash at the iconic circuit. This time around, it was a really significant accident as he was driving Niki Lauda’s famous 1974 Ferrari.
Driving the Ferrari 312 B3 at the Historic Grand Prix, the Monegasque driver was looking fairly comfortable but he had an unfortunate shunt in the last corner. Approaching La Rascasse, Leclerc lost the rear end of the car owing to a brake pedal failure. Subsequently, the car skidded backwards and went straight into the barriers, completely damaging the rear end of the iconic car.
Formula 1: SHAME! Charles Leclerc has another accident at Monaco, crashes HISTORIC 1974 Ferrari of Niki Lauda worth INR 13 crores – Watch Video
Leclerc crashes in Monaco 💥
Charles Leclerc lost the rear end of a classic Ferrari 312 at the Monaco Historique 😣 #F1 #Formula1 #CharlesLeclerc #GrandPrixMonacoHistorique #Autosport
— Autosport (@autosport) May 15, 2022
The current leader of the 2022 world drivers’ championship points table later tweeted about the incident, saying “When you thought you already had all the bad luck of the world in Monaco and you lose the brakes into Rascasse with one of the most iconic historical Ferrari Formula 1 cars.”
Formula 1: SHAME! Charles Leclerc has another accident at Monaco, crashes HISTORIC 1974 Ferrari of Niki Lauda worth INR 13 crores – Watch Video
Notably, this is a really iconic car as Niki Lauda made his debut with this vehicle back in 1974, driving for Ferrari alongside Clay Regazzoni. The Austrian driver did not win the championship, as Emerson Fittipaldi won the ultimate crown that season.
However, Lauda came fourth behind Fittipaldi, Regazzoni and Jody Scheckter, which was an incredible achievement for a rookie. He even won two races – in Madrid and in Zandvoort. Later on, Lauda went on to win three world championships to be crowned as one of the best drivers to have ever graced this sport.
Formula 1: SHAME! Charles Leclerc has another accident at Monaco, crashes HISTORIC 1974 Ferrari of Niki Lauda worth INR 13 crores – Watch Video
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