Charles Leclerc has put all the blame on Andrea Kimi Antonelli for their collision during the latter half of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver retired on lap 53 after being tagged at Turn 3 by Antonelli, who was on the inside and clipped the rear-left of Leclerc’s SF-25, which subsequently spun into the barrier.
It came after Mercedes pitted Antonelli for soft tyres on lap 52 due to the 19-year-old rookie struggling to overtake Leclerc for fifth on his older hard rubber.
Ferrari immediately pitted Leclerc in response to the Mercedes stop and the eight-time grand prix winner rejoined just ahead of Antonelli before their almost instantaneous collision.
“It’s a mistake from Kimi,” said Leclerc, with Antonelli also finishing outside of the points after receiving a 1