Charles Leclerc has revealed that the hype generated by Lewis Hamilton ’s arrival at Ferrari ‘made everything worse’ for the team at the start of the campaign. The seven-time world champion arrived to immense fanfare, sparking a frenzy among media and fans at Maranello.

Charles Leclerc has insisted that he remains “definitely involved” in Ferrari’s development process after Lewis Hamilton revealed he has been flooding the team with “documents.”

Lewis Hamilton is working to drag Ferrari to the front of the grid where he and team-mate Charles Leclerc would both relish a Formula 1 title battle if they get the chance