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Ouch! Leclerc crashes classic Lauda Ferrari in Monaco

In a bid to get his storied bad luck at Monaco out of the way before the Principality's Grand Prix in two weeks, Charles Leclerc crashed an ex-Niki Lauda 312B3 during a demo run on Sunday. The Monegasque was out on track onboard the machine raced by Lauda in 1974, pleasing the fans and himself during a pause in the historic event's schedule, when he came into the Rascasse hairpin a bit too hot. The Ferrari lost its rear grip and spun backwards into the guard rail, crimpling its rear wing. It was an awkward moment for Leclerc, but the local hero said the embarrassing contre-temps was unavoidable because he had run out of brakes. "When you thought you already had all the bad luck of the...
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