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There may be some issues surrounding the 2026 regulations, but there has ben plenty of overtakes and battles to open up the campaign, highlighted by the battle between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

The Monegasque came over the team radio to say how much fun he was having behind the wheel of the car, which then led to him admitting that racing and overtaking were not as "artificial" as once feared.

"I enjoy it, and it doesn't feel so artificial from inside the car,” Leclerc stated after his battle with Hamilton in Shanghai