Charles Leclerc suffers violent crash with Kimi Antonelli leading to double DNF for Ferrari
Ferrari has suffered a double-DNF at Zandvoort
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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Charles Leclerc suffered a violent crash with Andrea Kimi Antonelli on lap 53 of the Dutch Grand Prix, marking a double DNF for Ferrari after Lewis Hamilton crashed out at Zandvoort earlier in the race.
Mercedes rookie Antonelli had pitted, causing Ferrari to react with a pitstop for Leclerc. As both drivers came out, Antonelli went for the overtake on the Monegasque driver at the banked Turn 3. He dived to the inside but understeered straight into the side of Leclerc.
The collision sent Leclerc into a spin against the barriers, ending his race. He was able to get out of the car unassisted. Antonelli nursed the W16 back to the pits after losing a tyre and continued with the race.
As a result, Antonelli was handed a 10-second penalty for causing the collision.
Speaking to the media after qualifying in sixth for the race at Zandvoort, Leclerc explained that he had not "done the job".
“I'm very disappointed with myself, to be honest,” Leclerc told Sky Sports.
“I haven't done the job today and I've been very poor. The whole weekend has been a little bit on the back foot on my side. I've been trying to change and to chase something that maybe wasn't in the car this weekend for one reason or another.
“We were losing a lot of lap time in two, three corners. I guess that kind of stayed the same during qualifying. Not to an extreme extent as much as in free practice but still we were losing.
“By trying to find something that wasn't in the car, I think the consistency of the weekend had been hurt a little bit, and I just didn't do a good job, especially in qualifying – I'm really not happy with my Q3 lap.”
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