勒克莱尔称旧版法拉利引擎导致其在马德里排位赛失利
勒克莱尔认为，未能使用法拉利最新的ADUO 2动力单元规格，是他在西班牙大奖赛排位赛中名次下滑的关键因素。
这位摩纳哥车手在三次练习赛中均展现出强劲势头，一度被视为梅赛德斯争夺马德里杆位的主要对手。
但在最终仅列第五位发车后，勒克莱尔认为顶级车队的表现格局发生了变化，因为对手们凭借排位赛更新的引擎得以提升。
而他实际上原地踏步，因为上周意大利大奖赛的严重撞车，他本周末被迫换回法拉利旧版ADUO 1动力单元。
法拉利在蒙扎赛后没有足够时间彻底检查损伤，不敢立即承诺使用ADUO 2版本，因此为他换上了较旧的规格。
“我认为大多数人今天都换了新动力单元，或者更新的规格，而我基本还是同样的规格，”勒克莱尔在排位赛后解释道。
“这显然是我上周的责任。所以也许我在这方面没有像其他人那样取得进步。话虽如此，我认为那一圈相当干净。”
勒克莱尔认为自己的圈速没有特别的问题，他以0.195秒之差错过头名，但表示第一赛段的糟糕表现是失利原因。
他需要了解的是，差距是动力不足所致，还是弯道中的时间损失。
“对我来说更多是第一赛段，”他说。“我在飞驰圈的第一赛段大概损失了0.4秒，所以我们必须看看那里。
“我的出圈并不理想，但0.4秒太多了。所以我真的不知道那里发生了什么。当然有很多直道，但我怀疑我们在直道上损失了0.4秒。”
法拉利正在马拉内罗进一步检查勒克莱尔撞毁的蒙扎引擎，以更好地判断将其重新投入使用是否存在风险。
虽然消息人士暗示初步诊断结果积极，但最终绿灯只会在下一场阿塞拜疆大奖赛前亮起。
在那之前，勒克莱尔表示他无法确定是否有可能需要在今年晚些时候再启用一台全新动力单元，从而引发发车位处罚。
“目前我们还不知道，”他说。“我们还有一些检查要做。所以是的，还不能百分之百确定。”
据了解，法拉利的ADUO 2动力单元主要围绕改进的涡轮增压器来帮助提升动力。
英文原文
Charles Leclerc reckons being without Ferrari’s latest ADUO 2 power unit specification was a key factor in him slipping down the order in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix
The Monegasque had looked to be Mercedes’ main rival in the fight for pole position in Madrid after showing strong form throughout all three practice sessions.
But, after ending up fifth on the grid, Leclerc reckoned that the performance patterns of the top teams shifted because rivals were able to step up thanks to fresher engines for qualifying.
He instead effectively stood still because he has been forced to revert to Ferrari’s old ADUO 1 power unit version for this weekend as a consequence of his hefty crash in last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
Ferrari did not feel comfortable enough to commit to run the ADUO 2 version immediately after Monza without time for thorough checks for damage, so instead moved him to an older spec.
“I think most of the people put a new power unit, or a newer spec, for today and I kind of had the same spec,” Leclerc explained after qualifying.
“And that's on me obviously for last week. So maybe I didn't do the step forward that the others did on that side. Having said that, I think the lap was quite clean.”
Leclerc reckoned that there was nothing particularly wrong with his lap, as he missed out on the top spot by 0.195 seconds, but said a poor first sector was his downfall.
What he needed to understand was whether the deficit was the result of being down on power or due to time loss in corners.
“It was more the first sector on my side,” he said. “I lost I think four tenths in sector one on my fast lap, so we've got to look at that.
“My outlaps were not ideal but four tenths is a lot. So, I don't really know what went on there. Surely there are many straights but I doubt that we are losing four tenths in the straights.”
Ferrari is conducting further checks on Leclerc's crashed Monza engine at Maranello to get a better picture on whether there is any risk in bringing it back into action.
While sources suggest that early prognosis is positive, a final green light will only come before the next race in Azerbaijan.
Until then, Leclerc says he cannot be sure if there is a danger of needing to take a further fresh power unit later in the year which would trigger grid penalties.
“For now, we don't know yet,” he said. “There are some checks that we have to do. So yeah not 100% sure yet.”
Ferrari's ADUO 2 power unit is understood to revolve around an improved turbo to help boost power.
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