On his day, Charles Leclerc can make anyone look ordinary, and since arriving in Formula 1, he has managed to get the better of two of the sport’s biggest names. It is not entirely clear why that is – it could be down to Ferrari’s car design or something else – but both Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel have found it tough going.

Charles Leclerc has stepped up to defend his Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton following a disappointing Hungarian Grand Prix performance. The seven-time world champion was eliminated in Q2 on Saturday and finished 12th on Sunday,

Hamilton and Ferrari in general received a boost ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, as a new multi-year contract for team principal Fred Vasseur was announced. His association with Hamilton stretches all the way back to Hamilton’s junior career, where he won the Formula 3 and GP2 titles under Vasseur’s watch.