Hamilton will not apologise after clash with Leclerc in Mexico
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TimesLIVE
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton says he will not apologise for his remarks after his clash with team-mate Charles Leclerc on the first lap of the Mexican Grand Prix, which cost Ferrari a possible one-two. On the eve of the Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo, he says the team must review the way its two drivers fight on track.
Lewis Hamilton said he would not apologise for saying what he thought after his clash with his team-mate Charles Leclerc at the Mexican Grand Prix last weekend, Reuters reports. "I'll never apologise for being authentic and true. I won't be silenced," the British Ferrari driver said on Thursday, on the eve of the São Paulo Grand Prix.
Starting from pole position in Mexico, Hamilton lost the advantage on the first lap after a duel with Leclerc that sent both Ferraris off the track, leaving Max Verstappen to take the lead and win the race. "Naturally, I was frustrated, and I still am. Conversations need to take place," added the seven-time world champion, who believes Leclerc attacked him harder than other drivers. He said the two men had not yet had a detailed discussion about the incident.
Leclerc, who became a father this week, will arrive in Brazil on Friday and will miss the first free practice sessions. Hamilton, 41, joined Ferrari last year after twelve seasons at Mercedes, while the Monegasque has been with the Italian team since 2019. "It's not so easy to welcome someone like me into a team, because I'm very outspoken and I push for a lot of changes," he said, adding that he was convinced Ferrari could fight for the title next year. Leclerc was the first to announce the birth of his daughter, on 4 November.
