Charles Leclerc must 'rein in' his driving style to beat Max Verstappen in title fight

Charles Leclerc must change his driving style to ensure he can compete for the title against Max Verstappen, according to Naomi Schiff. The Ferrari star must also 'rein in' his driving skills to ensure he finishes races if he wants to have a go at fighting for the title.

Schiff said it was important to be 'very consistent' over a season rather than throwing away good results to chase better ones. She even described the Monegasque as 'too eager' when on track in a major warning to the Ferrari star.

Leclerc was lying third at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix before spinning out while trying to pressure Sergio Perez into a mistake. Leclerc recovered to sixth but lost points on a day title rival Max Verstappen secured victory.

It leaves the Dutchman just 27 points behind Leclerc despite Verstappen suffering two retirements this season. Speaking to Express Sport ahead of Sky Sports' new W Series coverage, she said: "I think it's too early to put it down to pressure because I think Charles was in a pretty decent position going into the weekend.

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"Very much comfortably in the lead of the championship so I think it's not about pressure just yet. I think that was purely just a very typical Charles Leclerc mistake.

"I think he always just pushes so hard and it often goes wrong for him so I think for him the challenge this year is going to be reigning it in a little bit, just finessing. He's obviously lighting quick but you've got to finish to collect points and you've got to just be very consistent rather than having that quickest lap in the race.

"Of course every point counts but sometimes you've got to think about the bigger picture and I think Charles