Charles Leclerc isn’t bothered by George Russell’s suspicions that his Ferrari was borderline “illegal” at the Hungarian Grand Prix, as Ferrari’s issues with the SF-25 are a “lot more complex” than the Mercedes driver’s quip.

Although Leclerc lined up on pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, the team’s first grand prix P1 of the championship, and was in contention for the race win, he crossed the line in fourth place having lost pace in the final stint.

George Russell claimed Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari was ‘close to being illegal’

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

Leclerc had been in the hunt for the win when he came into the pits on lap 41 for his second and final stop, where Ferrari bolted on a set of the hard Pirelli tyres. His pace plummeted by two seconds per lap.

He let

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