Ferrari has confirmed that Charles Leclerc's crash in Sunday's French Grand Prix was a driver error and was not caused by a throttle issue as the Monegasque's radio exchange with his team initially suggested. Leclerc had been leading the race at Paul Ricard from the outset from rival Max Verstappen, but when the Red Bull driver took on fresh tyres after 16 laps, the Ferrari driver was on his own, in control of proceedings. But on lap 18, Leclerc ran wide at the long right-hand Le Beausset corner, his car swapping ends and ploughing into the outside barrier. The commotion was followed by a loud scream of anger over the radio, as Leclerc rued his costly mistake. He then told his team "I...
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