“Sebastian Vettel – Charles Leclerc clashes are nothing to worry about for the team” – Pierluigi Martini. Pierluigi Martini participated in 124 Formula One Grands Prix.

Italian former racing driver Pierluigi Martini said that the clashes between Scuderia Ferrari teammates Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc are nothing to worry about for the Maranello team, adding that competitive teammates will always lead to incidents. The Italian side’s duo have had a few run-ins this year, most notably recently in Brazil, where both were forced to retire after contact.

Pierluigi Martini, won the 1999 24 hours of Le Mans and participated in 124 Formula One Grands Prix (with 119 starts) between 1984 and 1995 in a career that lasted over a decade for mostly backmarker teams, believes the scuffle between the pair will not escalate into a full-on dislike for each other. He told Italian podcast F1 Pit Talk:

“Rivalry always leads to hard confrontation. But I believe that what happened between Vettel and Leclerc wasn’t anything that bad. People made this thing bigger that it really was. This are things that happen when you have two very good drivers in the same team. Ferrari should not be thinking about what will happen next year between Vettel and Leclerc as the important thing is to give them a car that can beat Mercedes.” – he said.