F1 Today | Leclerc under watch over 'illegal' SF-25, Verstappen welcomes Perez back

Ahead of the Dutch GP media day, the FIA released the post-race checks document. Leclerc's car, number 16, was selected for the fifth time this season for the check. This puts him at the top of all of the drivers selected. George Russell is the second highest with three checks, and then Max Verstappen has had two.

This comes after George Russell mentioned the Ferrari car could have something illegal going on. At the Hungarian GP, Leclerc started first but fell to fourth by the end of the race.

Yesterday, it was announced that Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas would be rejoining the grid as Cadillac's 2026 line-up. Today, Max Verstappen spoke about his former teammate coming back to Formula 1.

In the Dutch GP press conference, he said, "I quickly, when I saw the news come out, I sent a message to him."I'm of course very happy for him that he got a seat. He's a great guy and we've always got along very well. So, I'm happy to see him back on the grid." 

Verstappen has mentioned previously that he still owes him a helmet swap, which they seem to once again be able to do.

To GPBlog and others, Charles Leclerc answered questions regarding Russell's claims around his 'illegal' SF-25. He had very little to ay, refusing to delve into the issues.

Leclerc said, "I’m not going to comment on that. I don’t really mind about what George said after the race. The situation is a lot more complex than what he portrayed, but I’m not really going to comment too much."

These comments came after the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Leclerc was once again selected by the FIA for post-race checks. Leclerc was upset during the grand prix because of the issues he was having. One of the only things he spoke about was the ongoing issues.

He admitted, "Yeah, they will still be around, but we are trying to fix them and deal with them in a different manner."