Ferrari faces unavoidable penalty for writing off Leclerc's engine after Hungarian melee
After announcing that Charles Leclerc's engine was "irreparably damaged" in his Hungarian Grand Prix exit, Ferrari could be penalised. Leclerc was an innocent victim - in Ferrari's own words - of the Turn 1 melee at the Hungaroring, taken out by Lance Stroll as the Aston Martin driver went for a risky run up the inside on a circuit dampened by a rain shower. Both cars were forced out of the race, along with three more as a result of Valtteri Bottas slamming into the back of Lando Norris - an incident Stroll said he was trying to avoid as he veered onto the grass and hit Leclerc.