Schumacher 'lost for words' amid unexpected Singapore incident

Leclerc collided with the McLaren of Norris during the second free practice session of the weekend, as he exited his garage.

Ralf Schumacher found it hard to believe that this could happen. Speaking on Sky Sports DE, he said: "The mechanic waved him out, which is why he didn't get a penalty, but the fact that Leclerc doesn't just look to the right says it all.

"Independent thinking obviously doesn't seem to be that important anymore. It's certainly an embarrassing accident, but it can happen," the German concluded.

After the session, the stewards announced that Ferrari will be fined €10,000 for the incident.

Leclerc himself shared that confusion led to the incident happening.

The Monegasque driver told F1 TV: "My camera was on my face so I couldn’t see to double check with my mechanic, and speaking with him, it was a bit of confusion with the two McLarens going out.

On Sunday, the Monegasque driver finished fifth. He had a damning verdict after the race as well.

"It’s not easy, because you want to fight for better positions, but at the moment it just feels like we’re passengers in the car and we cannot extract much more,” he concluded.

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