Charles Leclerc smashes his Ferrari at the Canadian Grand Prix's FP1

Updated: 20:04, 13 Jun 2025

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The first 15 minutes of the session had barely elapsed when Charles Leclerc smashed his Ferrari into the wall at turn 3.

Leclerc crashes during FP1 at the Canadian GP

The current leader of the session has already fallen out of contention after crashing into the outside wall at Turn 3.

He was carrying too much speed and overshot the corner. Instead of going straight into the run-off, the Monegasque tried to make the corner, which sent him onto the grass and then into the wall destroying his left front and rear supensions and left his stricken SF-25 in the middle of the exit of Turn 4.

Right after the accident Leclerc took the onboard radio to apologise to the team and explain the accident. "Sorry. I'm in the wall. Yeah, my bad, I should've gone straight. I thought 'I will just make it,' but I clipped the wall."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	242
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	183
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	183
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	159
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	155
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	112
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	104
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	49
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	44
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	6
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Charles Leclerc smashes his Ferrari at the Canadian Grand Prix's FP1

Leclerc crashes during FP1 at the Canadian GP

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