Frederic Vasseur finally had some good news for Charles Leclerc as he confirmed that the Monegasque's first engine of the season was salvaged.
Ferrari hoped to have overcome the reliability issues which contributed to the collapse of their title challenge last season. But the same old story unfolded at the Bahrain Grand Prix when, seemingly on for a podium finish, Leclerc was forced to pull over at the side of the track with engine problems.
That was after having already changed the control electronics and energy store that he had been using in practice. So a third one was required last weekend in Jeddah, along with some other components, which resulted in a 10-place grid penalty.
