Charles Leclerc has explained why his request for Lewis Hamilton to drop back and give him DRS was denied in the later stages of the Imola race. The two drivers were next to each other late in the Italian race but Leclerc’s request for Hamilton to give him DRS was turned down.

The circuit is just down the road from Ferrari’s Maranello factory, and as one of two Formula 1 races in Italy, it serves as a home race for the Scuderia. This year’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix took on added importance,

Charles Leclerc had missed media day before the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, creating the possibility that he could be replaced for the Imola weekend if too ill to race