Talking after his lap-two crash, Leclerc mentioned “it was method too shut into flip one” between himself and Hamilton. He added that he was unaware whether or not the pair had made contact.
“I used to be quite a bit on the within kerb and tried to make the nook, which I did not do it tight sufficient,” mentioned Leclerc.
“After which I solely noticed within the mirrors what occurred, which isn’t what you need between two automobiles of the identical crew.”
Nonetheless, Hamilton mentioned: “I used to be forward in flip two by the ethics, I used to be forward. There was no ‘we’ in it.”
When requested if Ferrari followers must be nervous the dynamics between himself and Leclerc could flip right into a team-mate feud, he mentioned: “Look, I do not race soiled. I’ve all the time raced clear and pretty and all the time left house. So I do not suppose they need to be nervous about me.
“I’ve come into the crew and tried to be respectful of house and undoubtedly not put the crew in jeopardy. I stand by that and that is all I can discuss.”
Staff principal Frederic Vasseur mentioned the incident between his two drivers was “not good”. However he additionally was eager to emphasize that each crew on the grid has to handle intra-team tensions.
“Now, to see if we now have a crew order or no matter, I believe that the comparability that I made was that final yr, [Oscar] Piastri was main McLaren at this stage of the season, and if McLaren put the whole lot on Piastri, [Red Bull’s] Max Verstappen would have been champion.
“For certain, at one stage you need to decide, however I believe it was too early to decide earlier than Monza. Now we now have time to debate with the blokes.”
Hamilton mentioned Ferrari wanted to take a look at how they impart.
“If we proceed to journey the identical path, we get the identical end result,” he mentioned. “And it is like we preserve getting the identical end result. We have got to vary issues as a result of it is not serving to us to maneuver ahead. I believe they’re receptive to it and we’ll take it offline.”
