Charles Leclerc has revealed that the hype generated by Lewis Hamilton ’s arrival at Ferrari ‘made everything worse’ for the team at the start of the campaign. The seven-time world champion arrived to immense fanfare, sparking a frenzy among media and fans at Maranello.

Lewis Hamilton is still waiting for his first Sunday podium with Ferrari after a tough weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion made a rare error in Sprint qualifying, spinning off at the final chicane and exiting SQ1 in 18th.

Charles Leclerc has insisted that he remains “definitely involved” in Ferrari’s development process after Lewis Hamilton revealed he has been flooding the team with “documents.”