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Ferrari has announced that Charles Leclerc suffered an MGU-H and turbo failure while leading the Spanish Grand Prix.

After two wins in succession for title rival Max Verstappen, Leclerc was looking set to deliver the perfect response in Barcelona with the upgraded F1-75.

Topping every practice session and then taking pole for the Spanish Grand Prix, Leclerc kept his lead at the start and built a gap from there, seemingly well on his way to a third victory of the season.

Disaster struck though on Lap 27, the Monegasque driver suddenly slowing after what sounded like the turbo letting go.

It was the end of Leclerc’s race and also his Drivers’ Championship lead for now, Verstappen going on to win and create a six-point buffer over Leclerc.

Red Bull are now also the new leaders of the Constructors’ Championship, usurping Ferrari.

The power unit which failed Leclerc was sent back to Maranello for inspection, with the Italian outfit now confirming that the turbo and MGU-H let go in Barcelona.

“Having examined the PU from Leclerc’s car, we found the turbo and MGU-H are damaged and cannot be repaired,” read the statement, as reported by Motorsport.com.

“However, having fully analysed the failure and its cause, we are satisfied it did not occur through a design fault or reliability issue with these two components or any other elements