Charles Leclerc has been ruled out of the Monaco Grand Prix after the Ferrari driver suffered gearbox problems. The Monegasque had qualified for Sunday’s race in pole position despite a crash in qualifying after which Ferrari risked not changing the gearbox, which prevented him from taking part in the race. It was confirmed the drivers would not move up the grid, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who initially qualified second, technically started on pole. However, it was confirmed the 23-year-old would not be racing in his home race by sporting director Laurent Mekies. Leclerc said of the crash: ‘I took too much the inside on my fast lap – if you watch it, I think I touched the wall, but not as hard as on the second timed lap.

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