Charles Leclerc says he is ‘okay’ after a ‘big one’ at Monza in F1 Italian GP, as reports suggests that Ferrari and the FIA will monitor his state for Spanish GP.
It was a 60G impact when Ferrari’s Leclerc veered off-track onto the gravel and slammed into the barrier.
He was seen jumping as soon with all the adrenaline, not even reverting back to his race engineer. Interestingly, the engine kept running for a while before it was shut.
The race was red-flagged as Leclerc was attended by the medical team and was given an all-clear. Two days since the heartbreaking incident that ended his grand prix at Ferrari’s home event in Monza, speculation has rocketed on social media about his health and wellbeing.
However, Leclerc has himself cleared that he is okay, even though he admits that the impact was a big one. He has not cleared or clarified in direct tone about him racing in this weekend’s F1 Spanish GP, but it seems like the indication that he is well and good to drive.
Leclerc emotionally hurt after Monza crash
More than physical, it is the emotional trauma for him. “Not how I wanted the weekend to go,” wrote Leclerc.
"Thanks for all the messages. Physically, that was a big one but I’m okay. Emotionally, it hurts even more for something like this to happen here at home, in front of all of you, the tifosi," he added.
"Thank you for the incredible welcome and support all weekend. Monza with you is always something so special,” summed up Leclerc, who reported of vision issues just after the crash, which shook off afterwards.
He only has couple of days to be ready for the next assignment in Madrid.
It is a brand new challenge and dangerous as well. There are reports stating that Ferrari will monitor his situation until FP1 to see how he feels before taking a call.
