Lawson radio reveals Leclerc penalty complaint in Brazil

Untelevised team radio from the Brazilian Grand Prix shows Liam Lawson telling his race engineer that Charles Leclerc should be penalised by the FIA for causing a collision. Leclerc tagged the Racing Bulls driver's left-rear tyre at the Juncao corner, and Lawson lost momentum on the run towards the main straight.

Leclerc crossed the line seventh but was handed a five-second time penalty by the stewards after the race, which restored Lawson to seventh in the final classification. Lawson said he had stayed within five seconds and that Leclerc had to be punished. His engineer, Alexandre Iliopoulos, replied that Leclerc would be investigated.

Lawson compared the incident to a Formula 2 collision between Leclerc and Alex Albon in Abu Dhabi in 2017. Lando Norris, who won the race, disagreed, calling Leclerc's move a "perfectly placed nudge".