Leclerc, who scored pole in Azerbaijan and last time out at Spa, was running fifth when he ploughed into the wall with four minutes left in Q3 at Zandvoort.
A small snap through the Turn 9 right-hander sent Leclerc over the greasy off-line asphalt and then onto the wet grass where he slid side-on into the barriers, ultimately leaving him ranked ninth.
The Monegasque, who complained of poor car balance following Friday practice, now reckons he has “zero idea” how the Ferrari SF-23 will behave through the corners.
He said: “It’s just the car this weekend that is extremely difficult to drive.
“In Formula 1, it's all about anticipating and knowing what balance you're going to get once you get into the corner.
“But, at the moment, I'm getting into the corner and I have zero idea whether I'm going to have huge understeer, huge oversteer.
“That makes it very, very difficult for us. So, it's been a very difficult weekend until now.”
Leclerc also notably struggled with front locking into Turn 1 in qualifying to repeatedly take to the escape road.
Source: Autosport