Charles Leclerc: No fault either way in Hamilton clash - Post Race Interview - Chinese GP 2025

Charles Leclerc speaking to Sky Sports F1 on his tangle with team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the race's opening lap: "Honestly, it's not Lewis' fault at all. "On my side I was round the inside trying to position the car for Turn Three and Lewis didn't know I was there, I did not expect Lewis to come back taking the apex at the moment he was on the outside, at the end it's a racing incident. "It's not the first or last time it will happen. It's a shame that it happens between the two red cars but obviously there were no bad intentions from either of us. "So that was unfortunate and obviously it cost me quite a bit for the rest of the race." On how the front-wing damage affected his car: "We are talking about a big, big loss on my car. There was the potential to do a lot better. We didn't want to take the eight seconds at the pit stop for changing the front wing because then I would have needed to overtake cars, and we were very weak in Turn 12 and that was making us vulnerable to the cars behind and it was difficult to make any overtakes. "I think we did well, a shame obviously for the damage."