Charles Leclerc said any description of him as a "model student" would be "a very bad interpretation" of his character.
The Monegasque was accused of not having the "courage" to take more responsibility for strategy calls by Damon Hill in the wake of one of Ferrari's most galling blunders this season. It happened in Brazil, when he was put on intermediate tyres for the final part of qualifying, when the track was dry.
Leclerc questioned if he was the only one not to be on slicks at the time, when he exited the pit lane to see a dry track before him. After being told that he was indeed the only one of the 10 drivers on intermediates at that point, he replied sarcastically: "Beautiful, f***ing beautiful."
