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Leclerc closes in on Hamilton in Ferrari team-mate battle
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are battling for the lead at Ferrari, their Formula One team.
Italian F1 insider Giorgio Terruzzi says Leclerc has been overshadowed by Hamilton and cannot accept losing their contest for influence within the team.
Leclerc finished second and Hamilton sixth at the Singapore Grand Prix after a strategy error affected Hamilton’s race.
Hamilton now leads Leclerc by 14 points, but Leclerc has beaten him in six of the last nine races.
Ferrari’s drivers’ contest is separate from the title fight, which is led by young Italian Kimi Antonelli, according to the story.
The final six races could shape Ferrari’s future, as the team faces speculation about its direction and team principal Fred Vasseur.
Charles Leclerc cut Lewis Hamilton’s lead over him in the 2026 Formula One drivers’ standings to 14 points.
Leclerc finished second at the Singapore Grand Prix, while Hamilton fell from third to sixth after a strategy error.
Leclerc has beaten Hamilton in six of the last nine races, according to GPFans.
F1 insider Giorgio Terruzzi described an intense rivalry between the Ferrari team-mates.
Terruzzi said Leclerc was determined to reassert his standing within Ferrari after being overshadowed by Hamilton.
- Who
- Ferrari team-mates Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.
- What
- Leclerc is closing the gap to Hamilton in the 2026 drivers’ standings and their rivalry has intensified.
- When
- During the 2026 season, after the Singapore Grand Prix.
- Where
- At Ferrari; the latest result came at the Singapore Grand Prix.
- Why
- Leclerc is seeking to reassert his standing within Ferrari, according to F1 insider Giorgio Terruzzi.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Leclerc beat Hamilton in six of the last nine races, according to GPFans.
Leclerc finished second, while Hamilton dropped from third to sixth after a strategy error.
Hamilton’s lead over Leclerc in the drivers’ standings stood at 14 points.
- Leclerc’s Singapore result
- Second place
- Hamilton’s Singapore result
- Sixth place
- Standings gap
- Hamilton led Leclerc by 14 points
- Recent head-to-head
- Leclerc beat Hamilton in six of the last nine races
- Ferrari team-mate rivalry
- Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton
What people are saying
Leclerc, who embodies Ferrari, who drives for Ferrari and will continue to do so for a long time, has found himself overshadowed by someone else for the first time.
But he cannot bear the thought of also losing his internal battle to an old hand of the racetrack who is determined to wrest control of the Prancing Horse from his grasp.
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