F1 Monza Grand Prix, Sparks Fly Between Hamilton and Leclerc: “He pushed me off the track.” Then Charles crashes into the wall

A shocking start for Ferrari in the Italian Grand Prix: there was immediate tension between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton on the first lap of the race at the Monza Circuit. The two Ferrari drivers, who started from fourth and fifth place respectively, made contact after just a few meters, and controversy is already raging on social media.

At the start, Leclerc and Hamilton ended up wheel-to-wheel and made contact: the Monegasque driver maintained his position, while the English driver was forced to lift off the throttle, hit the gravel, and lost several positions, slipping to eighth place. The seven-time world champion immediately complained over team radio: “Charles pushed me off.”

Then, on the third lap, came the big scare: Leclerc lost control of his car coming out of the Parabolica and crashed violently into the barriers. The Monegasque driver was unharmed, but his race was over, and the safety car came out. Now only Hamilton remains for Ferrari, in eighth place: in just two laps, Ferrari’s Monza Grand Prix has already taken a terrible turn for the worse.

After the crash, Leclerc got out of his car on his own and sat dejectedly off the track, deeply disappointed by what had happened. The Monegasque driver will undergo examinations at the Autodromo’s medical center because the impact against the barriers was very severe, but he was able to walk on his own and does not appear to have suffered any particular injuries.