Charles Leclerc will be unable to compete in the second free practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur confirmed in an FIA press conference in Montreal that the Monegasque's FP1 crash will necessitate a chassis change on his SF-25.
Therefore, the team will not be able to complete the work and get it checked and approved by the FIA for FP2 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Under F1 regulations, FIA scrutineering takes place only once a day, so a change of chassis, which essentially means car in this case, will not be checked until Saturday, rendering Leclerc unable to run in the second hour of Friday.
"[As of] when I left the garage, we think that we [have] damaged the chassis and, by the way, won't be able to do FP2 by regulation - we need to do some checks," Vasseur told media including RacingNews365.
"But I think it's over for today, for Charles," the Frenchman added.
Around 15 minutes into the first session, with the 27-year-old top of the timing board, he locked up into Turn 3, hitting the wall and damaging the right front and rear corner on his car.
He slide across the track to rest at the exit of Turn 4. The crash brought out the red flag.
Half an hour before FP2, Ferrari reconfirmed the situation, saying: "Due to the damage to his car sustained in the crash in FP1, Charles Leclerc will not take part in FP2, as the survival cell on his SF-25 needs to be replaced.
"As per the regulations, Charles will be able to drive in FP3."
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