Leclerc ‘parks’ Hamilton in the gravel at the First Corner at the start: “He pushed me out”

Fratricidal fight between Ferrari drivers

Forget about attacking with two cars in the second row. Ferrari saw the Italian GP at Monza compromised in less than two laps.

Read more Leclerc, total disaster: pushes Hamilton out, loses two positions and then crashes at the Parabolica

At the start Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc found themselves wheel to wheel at the First Variante with the seven-time world champion on the inside forcing the braking to side by side his teammate.

Leclerc held firm and after the move to the left he did not leave enough space on the outside for Lewis Hamilton, ‘parking’ him in the gravel.

Over the radio Hamilton exclaimed “Leclerc pushed me out!”. Then on the second lap exiting the Parabolica Leclerc lost control of his SF-26 crashing violently into the barriers. The red flag was inevitable, Hamilton will restart from eighth position. Below is the start video.

The Italian GP for Ferrari is dramatically uphill and with only one surviving car, a very heavy zero will come for Leclerc in the Drivers’ standings. The only remaining SF-26 to hunt points in the Constructors’ standings is Lewis Hamilton’s.

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