Charles Leclerc reveals frustration after Monaco qualifying crash

It was a brutal end to a messy session for Charles Leclerc at the Circuit de Monaco. After looking competitive early in the weekend, the Ferrari driver could only manage fourth on the grid before his qualifying bid came to an abrupt halt when he thumped the barriers at Tabac.

Leclerc was refreshingly honest about the chaos, admitting he struggled with his brakes all weekend. The sensation was, in his words, "horrendous." Between issues in the garage that forced an early exit and a lack of confidence in his stopping points, it was clearly a weekend to forget. As he put it, he "didn't finish the lap, and that's it."

Despite the frustration, Leclerc is hopeful that a normal weekend is on the horizon once the team resolves these underlying gremlins. He knows the pace is there when things click, but on a track like this, you pay a heavy price when the machine doesn't cooperate.