

Leclerc came under immense pressure from Hamilton during several phases of the Italian Grand Prix, with the latter forced off the track and into the run-off at one stage, triggering the stewards to show the black-and-white flag, the equivalent of football’s yellow card.Įxplaining why a warning was given, rather than a penalty, FIA F1 Race Director Michael Masi said: "The rules remain with regards to a car's width of room. But the warning made a return in Belgium earlier this month and then again in Italy, where it was shown to Charles Leclerc during his wheel-to-wheel battle with Lewis Hamilton. A black-and-white flag has long been available for use by stewards across the motorsport ladder, but rarely has it been used in Formula 1 over the last decade.
