A steady FP3 ended shockingly. After
Lance Stroll made what appeared to be intentional contact with
Lewis Hamilton,
Charles Leclerc appeared to turn into the front wing of
Lando Norris after he felt he was impeded by the
McLaren driver. The Monegasque's rash decision might land him a grid penalty, as he now has to see the stewards.
Leclerc's decsion questioned
Speaking about the incident after FP3, 1996
F1 world champion
Damon Hill said that he didn't understand Leclerc's immature choice on
Sky Sports. "I understand we're being close, it's fantastic. We've got a fantastic potential qualifying session, a very, very tight session coming up," said Hill. The former
Williams driver continued:
"They sense their opportunity, maybe Red Bull isn't in the hunt as much as they want to be as well. But why do you want to drive into someone to vent your anger? It's unprofessional. I don't understand what's going on," concluded Hill.
Former F1 driver and
Sky Sports pundit Karun Chandhok branded the incident as 'road rage'. Chandhok was shocked by the clumsy incident.
"I don't understand what Leclerc's done there, there's a load of space on the right. he's going to get a penalty for that." Charles Leclerc will now discuss the incident with the stewards.
Watch the clash between Leclerc and Norris here: