“Let me know if I can go to the toilet”– Charles Leclerc denied important leak amidst race delay

Tanish Chachra | 29/08/2021
"Let me know if I can go to the toilet"– Charles Leclerc denied important leak amidst race delay

“Let me know if I can go to the toilet”– Charles Leclerc denied an important relief while the grid awaits the race start amidst massive rain.

Along with other drivers, Charles Leclerc was waiting for the start of the race, as all the cars were lined up at the grid. However, the intense showers prevented the start for half an hour, and eventually, after two formation laps, the start procedure was suspended.

All this while, Leclerc asked his race engineer if he can go to the washroom to take a leak while waiting for the safety car to go ahead but was denied the request.

“Let me know if I can go to the toilet,” asked Leclerc. Against this, the race engineer said: “For now, no.” However, soon his request was fulfilled when the red flags were raised, and all the cars came back to the pitlane.

Zero visibility!

The race start turned to be an impossible mission after all the drivers followed the safety car for two laps, but the visibility was near zero for most of the drivers.

Hence, it was too dangerous to permit the race under these conditions. Many drivers were heard on the radio that they couldn’t see anything, compelling FIA to see a safety hazard and to call out a red flag.

What’s next?

Either F1 can wait for the rain to go down or abandon the race and schedule the race event in any possible window after solving logistical issues.

Most probably, F1 is seeing the possibility of scooching the race on Monday and head off for the next Grand Prix in the Netherlands.

Post Edited By: Tanish Chachra
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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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