“I Heard It Was Your Fault” – George Russell’s Hilarious Put Down to Lando Norris’ Cheeky Charles Leclerc Dig

Banter between Formula 1 drivers is commonplace. That being said, banter without any real bad blood, now that’s rare. Well, as it turns out, not all F1 drivers share a relationship like Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Schumacher.

At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc were tied into an intense battle. As things turned out, they tangled, and the Monegasque was worse for wear. Norris received a 5-second penalty for the infraction. Russell was quick to remind the Brit about this when Norris tried to get one up on Russell during an interview with Sky Sports.

During the interview, 1996 F1 Champion Damon Hill told Russell, “Lando will harry you on the first few laps.”

To which Lando Norris came up with a quick retort. While trying to diss both Leclerc and Russell, he said, “Just don’t do a Leclerc.” Funny, right? But Russell had the perfect put down!

“I heard it was your fault.”

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Leclerc was the butt of the jokes after Qualifying, and his performance in Quali did not give him much to be optimistic about. When quizzed about his chances tomorrow, the Monegasque was quick to play it down.

Charles Leclerc not too optimistic about Ferrari’s chances against Red Bull on Sunday

Charles Leclerc has had a dismal season with Ferrari in 2022. Once title contenders, now they’ve slipped back into a battle with Mercedes for P2 in the constructors’ Championship. And at Abu Dhabi, at least for Leclerc, things seem as grim as they can be for a chance at victory.

Leclerc said post Qualifying, “The last lap of Max was really quick, but he used one more tire set so it’s difficult to compare because the track is improving a lot in those conditions, especially when the night starts to come.”

“So we’ll have to wait tomorrow to see but I believe it will be closer in the quali than in the race.”

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Charles Leclerc would hope that Ferrari gets their act together for 2023. But with Mercedes finding some of that lost edge, too, will Leclerc be able to compete successfully for the 2023 F1 title?