From the start of the season, Ferrari had set its sights on the Italian Grand Prix with the goal of celebrating a victory on home soil.

However, the historic Monza Grand Prix turned into a… disaster for the Scuderia, as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton made contact at the start, with the British driver briefly going off the track and ultimately dropping from 4th to 8th place!

VIDEO: ITALIAN GP START AND INCIDENT BETWEEN LECLERC AND HAMILTON pic.twitter.com/00MTAKcMjc

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Ferrari’s misfortune continued when, on just the second lap, the Monegasque driver lost control of his car and crashed into the guardrails at high speed, resulting in his retirement from the race and a red flag.

Huge impact for Charles

A reminder that he’s out of the car and okay#F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/AYTRyQn0gI

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Onboard footage of Charles Leclerc during his heavy crash pic.twitter.com/oh8BpJPXVb

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Charles is out of the car

And we have a red flag while the marshals begin the cleanup #F1 #ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/32cBZoXhLT

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