Charles Leclerc brushed off the requests of the Ferrari press officer during his post-qualifying interview at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Monegasque driver was eliminated in Q2 along with team-mate Carlos Sainz.

The reigning race winner struggled throughout Saturday’s running, bemoaning a lack of pace in FP3 before struggling to move clear of the elimination zones during Q1 and Q2.

When the chips were down in Q2, Ferrari sent both drivers out on used soft compound tyres in a strategy gamble. This did not pay off and resulted in Leclerc and Sainz taking the chequered flag in P11 and P12 respectively.

Walking up to his post-race interview in the TV pen, Leclerc was shown some notes on a phone by Ferrari’s press officer. However, after taking a brief look, he snapped: “I will say what I want,” before heading into the conversation with the media.

Despite the frustration of his star driver, team principal Fred Vasseur wasn’t too concerned when asked about his squad’s prospects for race day at the Canadian GP.

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