Leclerc sidesteps Hamilton's claim over racing style

Charles Leclerc has declined to comment on Lewis Hamilton's claim that he races him differently, saying there had been too many comments and too much fuss for too long.

The tension between the Ferrari team-mates came to a head on the first lap of the Mexico City Grand Prix, when Leclerc attacked Hamilton for the lead at Turn 4 and both drivers went off-track. Max Verstappen subsequently passed Hamilton, and the stewards handed Leclerc a five-second time penalty. Verstappen went on to beat Hamilton by less than a second, with Leclerc finishing fourth. Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur later held clear-the-air talks with both drivers in Brazil.

Leclerc agreed that the story had stayed around longer than it should have. Asked whether clashes between two number one drivers are common at top teams, he pointed to history and said such disagreements may sometimes be needed, adding that drivers must still find common ground.