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Jacques Villeneuve suspects that Lewis Hamilton got into Charles Leclerc’s head during the Canadian Grand Prix.
On Sunday, Kimi Antonelli extended his lead at the top of the standings to 43 points after George Russell failed to finish the Canadian Grand Prix.
Russell and Antonelli were battling for the lead before a power unit issue halted the former’s progress, forcing him to retire on Lap 30.
From there, Antonelli won the race ahead of Ferrari’s Hamilton and Red Bull star Max Verstappen.
Meanwhile, Leclerc, who was frustrated with his own performance all weekend, finished in fourth place.
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Jacques Villeneuve suspects Lewis Hamilton got in Charles Leclerc’s head in Canada
Speaking after the race, 1997 Formula 1 world champion Villeneuve questioned Leclerc’s team radio message. The Canadian also stated that Leclerc’s frustration was clear for everyone to see.
Villeneuve said on F1TV: “You can see him frustrated, not happy. He tells the radio, ‘Don’t tell me what lap time Lewis is doing, I’m not interested, it’s not important’.
“Actually, it is an important thing. You need to know what your teammate is [doing], you need communication. You can see the frustration and his mistakes on the restart. That was so close.
“It was good to see Lewis be able to drive aggressively. The car seems to be very precise. He was sliding it, but not destroying the tyres. He was having fun.”
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Charles Leclerc reflects on ‘incredibly difficult’ Canadian Grand Prix
Speaking after the race, Leclerc claimed that he had ‘zero feeling’ with the tyres from the very first lap in FP1.
The Monegasque also admitted that it was ‘probably’ the ‘most difficult’ weekend of his F1 career to date.
As per RacingNews365, Leclerc said: “It has been a nightmare weekend for me, probably the most difficult weekend of my F1 career.
“I have zero feeling with the tyres from the first lap of FP1 until the very last lap of the race, and in the last 15 laps, I was driving a second-and-a-half off the pace just not to take the risk.
“Even in these laps, I still had moments that were too close for comfort, and it has been an incredibly difficult weekend.”
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