“I think [Hamilton] did 70% of the race in front of [George] Russell. I’m not sure that Russell said that the race was a disaster, but then we had an issue on the car in the last [stint], before the Safety Car, and the result is not good, but he did 45 laps in front of Russell.”
The big talking point of the race was the restart chaos, which began with Leclerc overtaking Max Verstappen. The two touched on the straight, with the stewards investigating but opting to take no further action – a decision Vasseur agreed with.
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“I even didn’t notice that there was an incident, honestly, then with Sky Sports, we tried to have a look on the steering wheel position on the straight, and it was at zero. It’s not an incident.
“Now I can understand that [Red Bull] are upset after the last two or three laps of the race, but it’s nothing to do with Charles.”
The end result means that Leclerc has three podiums this season, while Hamilton’s best result remains his P4 in Imola – plus his pole and win in the Sprint in China.
Ferrari sit six points ahead of Mercedes in the standings, but McLaren have cantered further away – their lead in the Team’s Championship now a mighty 197 points.
