Hamilton suggests Ferrari braking advantage after Leclerc's Qualifying crash

Thankfully, Leclerc was quickly out of the car, but his teammate Hamilton, who impressed with a last-gasp lap to start from P2 in Sunday's race, has suggested he could brake later at the corner where the Monegasque crashed.

Leclerc's brakes have been a topic of discussion heading into the Barcelona GP weekend, with the 28-year-old deciding to move onto Hamilton's brake configuration in Spain after a heartbreaking crash in his home town of Monaco last week. Leclerc's criticism of his brakes led to supplier Brembo firing back at the Ferrari man after the Monaco weekend.

Hamilton, meanwhile, continues to go from strength to strength, following up two consecutive P2 results with a start on the front row next to fellow Brit George Russell.

Asked what could have gone wrong for his teammate, Hamilton broke down Ferrari's set up for the weekend. Speaking at the post-Quali press conference, Hamilton said: "We basically had this exact same setup now in Quali, and, you know, Charles's been quick all weekend.

Focusing on the performance of the SF-26, Hamilton spoke of the "impossible" challenge of finding the perfect balance. He added: "I think, from the car standpoint, I think we're just constantly trying to strike that perfect balance, which is inevitably almost impossible to ever find.