<p>Charles Leclerc missed out on his first Formula One victory in Bahrain last weekend because of an unprecedented short-circuit in an injection system control unit, his Ferrari team said on Friday.</p>.<p>The 21-year-old Monegasque driver will be able to use the same power unit in China next week, round three of the championship.</p>.<p>Leclerc finished third at Sakhir after his car lost power with some 10 laps to go while he was leading the race comfortably.</p>.<p>Race winner Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas both overtook the youngster before the chequered flag, with the Leclerc salvaging a podium place thanks to the safety car being deployed for the last three laps.</p>.<p>Ferrari said the problem had never been seen before on that particular component.</p>.<p>Leclerc had also started on pole position for the first time in his Formula One career, and in only his second race with Ferrari.</p>.<p>Shanghai will be the 1,000th Formula One championship Grand Prix and Ferrari will be favourites to win despite champions Mercedes finishing one-two against the odds in the first two races of the season.</p>
<p>Charles Leclerc missed out on his first Formula One victory in Bahrain last weekend because of an unprecedented short-circuit in an injection system control unit, his Ferrari team said on Friday.</p>.<p>The 21-year-old Monegasque driver will be able to use the same power unit in China next week, round three of the championship.</p>.<p>Leclerc finished third at Sakhir after his car lost power with some 10 laps to go while he was leading the race comfortably.</p>.<p>Race winner Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas both overtook the youngster before the chequered flag, with the Leclerc salvaging a podium place thanks to the safety car being deployed for the last three laps.</p>.<p>Ferrari said the problem had never been seen before on that particular component.</p>.<p>Leclerc had also started on pole position for the first time in his Formula One career, and in only his second race with Ferrari.</p>.<p>Shanghai will be the 1,000th Formula One championship Grand Prix and Ferrari will be favourites to win despite champions Mercedes finishing one-two against the odds in the first two races of the season.</p>