A brake failure likely caused Formula One driver Charles Leclerc to crash a piece of history, Niki Lauda's 1973 Ferrari 312B3 at Monaco.
that he lost the brakes coming into La Rascasse. It's the second major humiliation for the Monegasque driver at his home track. Leclerc set pole position for the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix before crashing and missing the race due to the resulting car damage.
Driving alongside Leclerc during the demonstration laps was ex-Ferrari F1 driver and six-time Le Mans winner Jack Ickx in an earlier 312B. That's noteworthy because Ickx quit the Ferrari F1 team in the middle of the 1973 season because of his dissatisfaction with the 312B3. Ferrari continued to improve the car, however. With Lauda and Clay Regazzoni driving, the 312B3-74 version introduced for the 1974 season achieved second in the F1 constructors' championship behind McLaren. Lauda then won the first of his three drivers' championships in the 312B3-74 the following season.
Leclerc also recently drove an ex-Gille Villeneuve Ferrari 312T at the Fiorano test track without incident, marking the 40th anniversary of the Canadian driver's death. He's also currently leading the F1 driver standings, with a 19-point lead over Max Verstappen. So things aren't all bad for Leclerc.
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