Charles Leclerc’s driving at the end of the Miami Grand Prix is under investigation after complaints from two rival drivers.
The Ferrari driver repeatedly left the track on the final lap after spinning and damaging his car. He ran off at turns six, eight, 11 and 14 while completing the race, losing 17 seconds on the final lap.
Stewards have summoned Leclerc for repeatedly leaving the track and for driving a car that may have been in an unsafe condition.
George Russell and Max Verstappen both overtook Leclerc before the finish line and reported his corner-cutting via team radio. The two drivers closed on the Ferrari as they approached turn 12 on the final lap, so they observed him using the run-off area at the chicane.
“Leclerc cut the corner,” Verstappen told his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase as they exited turn 16, a message Lambiase acknowledged.
Russell passed Leclerc at that point and Verstappen moved past as they reached the finish. On the slow-down lap, Russell said Leclerc had been overly aggressive despite the damage to his car.
“Quite surprised Leclerc was still trying to attack even with that issue he had,” Russell said. His race engineer Marcus Dudley noted Leclerc had cut the chicane, a point Russell confirmed.
Leclerc’s team mate Lewis Hamilton experienced a similar situation at the end of last year’s Singapore Grand Prix after a brake failure, when he also cut multiple corners and received a five-second time penalty.
Update: Leclerc drops to eighth place after 20-second time penalty
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