Hamilton and Leclerc say Mexico disagreement is settled after talks

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc say they have settled their disagreement after the Mexico Grand Prix, following a direct conversation in São Paulo. After qualifying, Hamilton said the Ferrari team-mates had resolved it themselves, rather than having team principal Fred Vasseur clear the air between them.

“We sat and spoke and we squashed it and we're moving on,” Hamilton said. He said they still had a great deal of respect for each other and that neither side had made demands.

Leclerc also said their relationship was good again, while acknowledging that tension remained: both drivers wanted to finish ahead of the other, and they sometimes saw things differently. He called the disagreement a “closed chapter.”

The dispute followed their opening-lap battle in Mexico. Hamilton felt his team-mate had cost him a chance to win; Leclerc attacked him, both went off track and Max Verstappen won. At Thursday's press conference, Hamilton had reiterated his view that Leclerc races him harder than any other driver.

Hamilton said they had discussed what each could do better and how they could support one another. He said he hoped to have better races going forward.