Overview

• Leclerc’s five-second penalty for dangerous defending under braking stood, securing him fourth place while Russell’s subsequent overtake earned Mercedes the final podium spot.
• Russell publicly urged the FIA to examine Ferrari’s ride-height settings and low-power engine mode after noticing an unexplained drop in Leclerc’s lap times.
• Leclerc issued an apology for his on-board radio tirade and revealed that a sudden chassis issue from lap 40 cost him roughly two seconds per lap.
• Ferrari team principal Frédéric Vasseur confirmed that engineers have launched an investigation into the unexpected chassis problem.
• The episode intensifies scrutiny of Ferrari’s technical compliance after earlier disqualifications this season and underscores Leclerc’s struggle to convert poles into victories.