Charles Leclerc opened up about “short” vision issue after crash in Monza ahead of Spanish Grand Prix.
According to Motor Sport, the Ferrari Formula 1 driver gave fresh insight into the aftermath of his Italian Grand Prix crash, explaining his vision problem was “very short.”
Leclerc lost control of his car at high speed on lap two of the Monza race, slamming into the barriers at the exit of Parabolica. This was his third retirement of the 2026 season.
The Monegasque was cleared from the medical centre but still said he would require additional checks to ensure he was fit for this weekend’s Spanish GP in Madrid.
Charles Leclerc Monza health scare
Leclerc who suffered heartbreaking and a horrifying crash at home revealed how his vision issue made him worried.
He said, “The neck was OK, it was just the vision a little bit at first. The right eye was not showing me great vision, but now it's all good, so that's the thing I was most worried of getting off the car.”
Four days later, in the Madring paddock, the 28-year-old confirmed his eyesight issue had turned out to be very brief.
Asked if that problem made him doubt he could drive in Madrid, Leclerc replied: “No, not to that extent. I felt again the tightness and probably the bit of the pain in the neck on Monday. But in terms of vision it was very short. Right after I got into the [medical] car, one eye was, I don't know, maybe not working properly.”
“But then it was fully fine after a few seconds, so I was not too worried. I knew it was a big shunt, and obviously that's never a good thing for the body, but straight away then I could see quite nicely… It was quite a big one, probably from outside it looked like a big one as well, but it felt also like a big one,” he added.
Leclerc has returned to the team and is all set to race alongside his teammate Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend.
