Charles Leclerc finally addressed Ferrari's Mexico GP fallout after a week focused on his newborn daughter, confirming that competitive tension with Lewis Hamilton is alive and well despite Thursday night's peace summit with Fred Vasseur. The Monégasque was blunt Saturday: "Of course there is tension, of course we want to finish ahead of each other." He insisted the matter took "proportions that are way too big" and called it a closed chapter, but his own words undercut the calm. Hamilton echoed the reconciliation script, saying they "squashed it" and gave their perspectives on how to support each other going forward. Both maintain mutual respect, and Leclerc acknowledged that disagreement is natural when two alphas share a garage. Ferrari's challenge now is keeping that tension productive rather than destructive as the season winds down and next year's championship battle looms.
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