The weekend started badly for Scuderia Ferrari at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where the reds are fighting for nothing less than the Constructors' World Championship title.
In this competition they were already in a difficult situation, and doubly so... While the driver got food poisoning at the final dinner for the competitors, his car's battery gave out. It all started like a fairy tale, because Charles Leclerc was able to go out on the track together with his brother Arthur.
"It all started yesterday evening when I got food poisoning. I didn't sleep all night, I was so tired, I couldn't think about anything but when I could finally go to bed. The day started very hard... I didn't feel like getting in the car, but I was very motivated, I could drive with Arthur. This is the fulfillment of a dream that our whole family came here for, so I couldn't miss it.
When it turned out that we had problems with the battery and had to replace it, many things came to mind. First, that I might lose the chance to be on track with my brother during the Formula 1 weekend. And then there is the Constructors' Championship... We have to start from tenth position, which makes the weekend much more difficult. But overall I see it as a challenge! I feel a bit better, I will sleep at night and come back with charged batteries. What we need is a great drive tomorrow and an amazing Sunday!" said the unlucky Charles Leclerc.
