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Lewis Hamilton speaking during the Singapore Grand Prix - Photo: Race Pictures
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Hamilton shuts down talk of Leclerc fallout after team order drama

08:26, 03 Oct
Updated: 08:52, 03 Oct
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Lewis Hamilton again touched on the team order drama involving Charles Leclerc ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix. The British driver failed to execute a request to let his teammate through last time out at the Azerbaijan GP.
“It won’t happen again.”
- Lewis Hamilton
Hamilton detailed that he spoke to Leclerc following the incident and how the Scuderia Ferrari team are working on communication to avoid a future scenario. Sharing his thoughts during the Singapore GP media day, he said:
“I spoke to Charles. Everything’s fine. Charles has been great, and we’re working on communication to make sure that it doesn’t happen again. It won’t happen again.”
During the race in Baku, Hamilton, who had swapped places with Leclerc during the race, did not execute successfully the late call to let the Monegasque through ahead of taking the chequered flag. The incident had generated a few conversations following the conclusion of the Azerbaijan race, where both Ferrari drivers finished in eighth and ninth place, respectively.
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Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc driving during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Photo: Race Pictures

Lewis Hamilton optimistic ahead of Singapore GP

Lewis Hamilton also weighed in on his expectations for the Singapore Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion explains how he expects to carry the positive momentum from Azerbaijan to the outing at the Marina Bay circuit.
The former Mercedes driver also touched on a few factors that need to be perfectly executed from the Ferrari team's end to ensure an overall impressive outing.
“Every weekend it’s difficult to say because, I mean, this is the first time driving a Ferrari around Singapore. The car felt really great starting the last Grand Prix, and we just didn’t carry that through the weekend.”
“As I said, there have been learnings as to why that was, we’ll have a better approach this weekend. Last week, I didn’t have as much time with the team as I’d like, but I know they’ve been working very hard back at the factory, and we’ve caught up over the last couple of days.”
“I’m feeling optimistic. I have no clue how quick the others are going to be. They’re obviously going to be fast. The Red Bulls are very quick, as are McLaren and Mercedes, too. We’ve got a lot of work to do. This weekend's qualifying is key; that will be the focus.”

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