Leclerc says Ferrari’s Monza clash was overdiscussed

Charles Leclerc said Ferrari’s drivers’ clash at the Italian Grand Prix had received excessive attention, arguing that similar incidents involving other leading teams were not being discussed to the same extent. He acknowledged that Ferrari did not want the confrontation repeated, while disputing what he described as disproportionate scrutiny of the team. Speaking during media day ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Leclerc said the Monza incident was being overanalysed when it involved Ferrari. He argued that three of the four leading teams had experienced fights in which a car ended up in the grass, but that attention had remained focused on Ferrari. His account of the other teams’ incidents was not independently detailed in the supplied reports. The Azerbaijan race is scheduled for Saturday, September 26, with qualifying set for Friday, September 25. The schedule has shifted forward by a day, leaving Sunday clear for Azerbaijan’s national Remembrance Day. The race had not yet taken place as of Wednesday, September 23.