Leclerc’s Baku engine ‘beyond repair’, penalty looms

Ferrari has confirmed that the engine that failed for Charles Leclerc at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix is “beyond repair”, raising the prospect of a grid penalty in the near future.

Leclerc retired from Baku’s June 12 race while in a promising position to challenge the Red Bull drivers for victory.

He also suffered a power unit failure while comfortably leading May’s Spanish Grand Prix.

Ferrari is not ruling out the possibility that the two failures…