LECLERC REJECTS HAMILTON DRIVING BLUEPRINT

Original: Why Leclerc didn’t copy Hamilton’s driving style amid F1 2026 struggle

Charles Leclerc explains that he chose not to adopt Lewis Hamilton's driving style while working to improve Ferrari's 2026 performance.

Charles Leclerc has explained why he refrained from trying to copy Lewis Hamilton’s driving style when extracting the most out of Ferrari’s 2026 Formula 1 car was tricky. As F1 switched to new regulations for this season, Leclerc sometimes struggled with the Scuderia’s SF-26. After the Monegasque no