Leclerc crashes out before the start in Brazil

SAO PAULO : Ferrari's Charles Leclerc failed to start the Sao Paulo Formula One Grand Prix after crashing on the formation lap at Interlagos on Sunday.

The Monegasque had qualified on the front row alongside Red Bull's triple world champion and pole sitter Max Verstappen, winner of 16 of the 19 races so far this season.

"I lost the hydraulics. Why am I so unlucky?" lamented Leclerc over the team radio after careering backwards into the barriers.

The race was then red-flagged following a collision at the start between Haas's Kevin Magnussen and Williams's Alex Albon that left debris scattered over the track.