Charles Leclerc blasts “voices from the outside” linking him with Lewis Hamilton swap
Both drivers have endured a dreadful start to 2023 - Leclerc will begin the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix from 12t♊h after♎ an engine penalty, Hamilton from a lowly seventh.
Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes expi෴res at the end of this year, while Leclerc’s Ferrari deal r🍨uns until the end of 2024.
Asked if he and Hamilton might swap seats, Leclerc told Sky: “It's the first time I've heard all these voices fr🍎om the outside since I've been at Ferrari.
“Maybe someone wants to destabilise us.
“But I wear red and I want to w🎃in again with this team.”
Leclerc’s title ch🌠allenge was relatively short-lived last season and ended amid reliability issues, which reared thei🙈r ugly head in the 2023 season-opener in Bahrain causing him to retire.
Ferrari have already changed his power unit meaning he came to Jeddah knowing that he would fa💯ce a 10-place grid penalty, which will start him from 12th after his qualified second-fastest.
"I want to recover with overtaking and🍌 merit,” Leclerc said.
“Not because of the Safety Car or other things.
“It's not the start of the season we expected, but we've already figured out some thin🦩gs and we're already reacting.”
Lecle🤪rc has also been forced to deny this weekend that, after his retirement in Bahrain, he demanded a meeting at Maranello with Ferrari president John Elkann.
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