The first half of the season was quite unpredictable for Charles Leclerc. Although Leclerc hit the midway mark with a much-needed win, ending his 5 race podium-less run, his F1-75 again showed signs of unreliability. And it was right after Carlos Sainz’s engine failure that costed Ferrari a good lot of points.

Leclerc’s pedal problem surely didn’t really help Ferrari’s race. However, careful and cautious driving from him got the team a much-needed victory. Now, Jock Clear, the senior performance engineer at Ferrari, has elaborated on the situation with the pedal.

He said, “It all started with minor problems with the accelerator, but we were hopeful that the situation would turn out the way we wanted.” [Translated using Google]

Although the Monegasque was in a pretty difficult situation toward the last stint. His team radio back and forth during the stint filled the entire Tifosi with anxiety and Clear also agrees.

He added, “Because of Verstappen, who had the same tires as us, we couldn’t slow down, but he did a great job. Charles was concerned about the problem, but I can imagine what was going through his mind.”

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The pedal problem arose right after the safety car following Sainz’s incident. The unfortunate series of events really sums up Ferrari’s campaign so far. And some former drivers agree as well.

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Gerhard Berger, a former Ferrari driver, shared his opinion on the Monegasque. Leclerc has really impressed the Austrian, however fighting for the championship might be difficult for him. Berger feels Leclerc is up to the challenge. However, his team isn’t.

He said, “But, now, they are trying to fight a championship but didn’t fight for a championship for years. So they are not ready yet to fight in the championship like Red Bull, who fought until the last race last year [and know] very small detail and what it means for the championship.”

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The harsh assessment of Ferrari against rival Red Bull will hurt, but it seems accurate. Ferrari needs to become more aware of its situation and cannot afford to put a foot wrong for the second half of the season.