Charles Leclerc told he’s creating a ‘big distraction’ at Ferrari that Michael Schumacher would ‘never’ consider

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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is still waiting for his first opportunity to properly challenge for a Formula 1 championship.

Only two drivers have started more races for Ferrari in Formula 1 than Charles Leclerc.

Kimi Raikkonen won a drivers’ championship in his first season with Ferrari before going on to spend seven more years with the Scuderia across two spells.

The record holder is Michael Schumacher, who won five consecutive titles with Ferrari between 2000 and 2004 and remains the team’s most successful driver.

Schumacher is the gold standard for every Ferrari driver, as Lewis Hamilton is learning in his first season with the team.

Every driver’s achievements are compared to what the German managed, although the domination led by the likes of Ross Brawn, Jean Todt and Rory Byrne off the track during Schumacher’s era is a level above what Leclerc has available to him within the team.

Leclerc has admitted he could see himself retiring as a Ferrari driver like Schumacher did before his unexpected return with Mercedes in 2010.

Gino Rosato, who worked for Ferrari in various roles, has now spoken about his time working with Schumacher, and what the Monegasque is doing at the team this season that he could never imagine the German doing during his time in the car.

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Michael Schumacher would ‘never’ copy Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari radio messages

Rosato was speaking to the Pitstop Podcast about Schumacher’s time in the team and said: “You never heard Michael Schumacher b—- very much on the radio.

“That’s something I’m not a fan of in general. I understand they’re heated, I understand it’s not easy.

“Football players do it. NHL players do it. I don’t think anybody has a lack of education, but you can imagine the adrenaline these people [have].

“Yeah, well, it comes out. But sometimes it’s not easy, but when any driver on any team starts taking the dirty business out on the radio, then what happens?

“These guys fly home with their private jets at night, the day after, guys like me, and the team principal is on the spot and the press, and we’re overloaded that Monday.

“So it’s a big distraction for the team, it’s just extra pressure we don’t need.”

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Charles Leclerc has become increasingly frustrated with Ferrari on the team radio

One of the recurring themes of the season has been hearing Leclerc and Hamilton getting increasingly annoyed with their race engineers over the team radio.

Both drivers have played these issues down, and it’s understandable that tensions will flare in high-pressure situations, but there’s a distinct difference in the communication between Ferrari’s and McLaren’s drivers this season.

Leclerc was furious at the British Grand Prix, where he had one of his worst races of the season.

At the Spanish Grand Prix, Leclerc was heard telling Hamilton to hurry up in a message that his teammate definitely wouldn’t want to hear.

Ferrari have discovered fundamental problems with their cars throughout the campaign, and although they sit second in the constructors’ championship, McLaren have been in a different league this year.

Schumacher had to deal with that level of frustration at the beginning and end of his time at Ferrari, but Leclerc is still waiting for Fred Vasseur’s team to deliver the level of car that helped the German become a seven-time world champion.