Leclerc has crashed on his way to the starting grid!

It's not started the way Leclerc would have hoped for. Rain started hitting the track since the mid-morning hours. By the time drivers were making the reconnaissance laps to the grid, the circuit was still very damp.

On the long straight that leads into Turn 11, Leclerc was coming in at high speed, when he lost the ability to turn the car - probably due to an aquaplanning effect - and went stright on into the wall heavily damaging his right front suspension.