Leclerc denies reports of unrest at Ferrari

Charles Leclerc has denied there is a rift in the Ferrari garage and explained that team members missing the podium was more case of timings than hidden resentment.

Following Carlos Sainz’s win at Silverstone, a race in which Leclerc went from leading the race to missing out on the podium, a report emerged that half of the Ferrari garage refused to attend the podium ceremony and the following photo shoot.

Leclerc himself was seen receiving a telling off from team boss Mattia Binotto after the race and he can hardly be blamed for his disappointment having seen his chances of winning go up in smoke as a result of team decisions more than once already this campaign.

Speaking ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, Leclerc has denied there is any ill-will in the Ferrari garage and explained some staff members’ absences as a desire not to miss their flight rather than a protest.

“It is a shame to see all of this type of things because it is definitely not what is happening inside the team,” the 24-year-old told Sky Sports F1. “We are a very united team, we’ve always been and it’s not these difficult races that will make a change.

“Of course we were disappointed after last weekend. I think we were because speaking about last weekend, I think we’re one-two [then] we finished one-four, so of course some parts of the team were disappointed but this was definitely not the reason or whatsoever for not everybody being on the picture.

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