Charles Leclerc rejects Lewis Hamilton's 'old school' Ferrari experiment

Charles Leclerc rejects Lewis Hamilton’s ‘old school’ Ferrari experiment Charles Leclerc has no intention of following Lewis Hamilton’s lead by abandoning Ferrari’s simulator, insisting it remains a “very powerful tool” in his preparation. Feeling a disconnect between what he was experiencing on Ferrari’s simulator and his performance on the track, Hamilton declared ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix that he would not use the sim for his pre-race preparations. Charles Leclerc backs Ferrari simulator use Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trust The seven-time world champion went on to record his best-ever result with Ferrari in Montreal as he secured second place behind Kimi Antonelli. It was also arguably Hamilton’s strongest-ever weekend against Leclerc. Hamilton outpaced Leclerc in the qualifying sessions for the Sprint and the Grand Prix, and although he lost out in the Sprint through a late overtake, he had Leclerc’s measure in the Grand Prix. Hamilton finished second, 30 seconds ahead of his team-mate, who was P4. Lewis Hamilton v Charles Leclerc: Ferrari’s F1 2026 scores F1 2026: Head-to-head qualifying statistics between teammates F1 2026: Head-to-head race statistics between teammates Hamilton admitted that he is unlikely to return to the simulator to help with race preparation as he’d rather go old school. “Whether or not I use it to prepare for another race? Probably not,” he said. “There are just too many risks. “If you look at the two best races I’ve had, I didn’t use a simulator and that’s honestly how it was. “Pretty much all the championships before, except for probably 2008, I didn’t use the sim, so it’s not a necessity. “It’s a tool that can be powerful, but, for me, I’m old school. I’m probably better without it.” His