Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson applauded Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc for his close wheel-to-wheel racing against Mercedes' George Russell in the Dutch Grand Prix and later jumped to the defence of Andrea Kimi Antonelli .

"LeClerc [sic]. Holy s**t. That’s proper racing," Clarkson wrote on X after the Monegasque driver had an intense battle with Russell, which ended with damage to the Mercedes W16.

On the 33rd lap of the race at Zandvoort, as the virtual safety car was coming to an end, Leclerc went around the outside of the British driver at Turn 11 to get the inside line at Turn 12. As he squeezed by, the pair had contact. Russell attempted to take the position back, but the Ferrari driver held the position.

The incident was investigated by the stewards af

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