There is nothing particularly new in the way Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton conducted themselves on and off the track on Sunday, either in the history of Formula 1 or motorsport more generally.
Clashes between team-mates have, in some cases, reached levels of tension that make what happened between the two Ferrari drivers at Monza look relatively minor. But in this particular case, something does not quite add up. Perhaps there is something we are missing – because otherwise it remains difficult to understand.
The major clashes of the past between team-mates regarded as “top drivers” have always had a clear
