F1 Expert Spots Revealing Leclerc Detail After Hamilton Botches Ferrari Order
Charles Leclerc's reaction to Lewis Hamilton failing to complete Ferrari team orders has been revealed by Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz.
After a chaotic qualifying that saw a record number of red flags, the 2025 Baku Grand Prix was significantly less action-packed.
After crashing out in qualifying, world championship leader Oscar Piastri added salt to his own wounds by finding the barriers once again on lap one.
The Australian was trying to make up for a botched start which saw him fall from ninth to last in the opening corner.
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Despite Piastri's woes, his McLaren rival Lando Norris was unable to capitalise with the Brit finishing exactly where he started the race in seventh place.
Elsewhere, it was another disappointing weekend for Ferrari, who finished 8th and 9th after being on pole position in each of the last five races in Baku through Leclerc.
The Monegasque made a strong start to the race after jumping Norris and Isak Hadjar in the opening laps, however, a poor strategy took him out of contention.
With Hamilton Ferrari's last hope, Leclerc slowed down to allow Hamilton to pass and attack the cars ahead.
However, after Hamilton failed to progress through the field he was instructed to hand the position back to his teammate, which he failed to do before the chequered flag.
Hamilton was told on team radio: "Charles 1.5 behind you, it's the last lap, let him by."
The Brit's failure to do so means he finished ahead of Leclerc for just the third time this season, as Hamilton aims to avoid his heaviest ever defeat to a teammate.
Following the race Sky Sports' pitlane reporter Ted Kravitz revealed Hamilton had tried to cooperate with Ferrari, but misjudged the swap.
"Leclerc was told to let Lewis Hamilton past, did," Kravitz told viewers of Ted's Notebook.
"Was then offered the place back but didn't get it because they messed up the orchestration," he added.
Kravitz also revealed that Leclerc himself wasn't particularly bothered about finishing behind his teammate.
"They both said we aren't really bothered about giving the places back so it was his [Hamilton] to keep."
Lewis Hamilton apologises to Charles Leclerc
Hamilton himself addressed the situation following the race and explained he would apologise to Leclerc for the error.
"Basically I did lift on the straight, and did actually brake, but he (Leclerc) missed it by like four tenths," he explained via Reuters.
He added: "That was just a misjudgement by myself. I'll apologise to Charles."
Topics: Formula 1, Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
Tom Jenkins