Ferrari explains reasons behind Leclerc’s doomed hard tyre switch

Leclerc started on medium compound tyres at the Hungaroring and spent the opening stint running third, only to jump team-mate Carlos Sainz for second place by getting the overcut at the first round of pitstops.

With a five-lap tyre delta, Leclerc managed to catch race leader George Russell and pass him for the lead before opening up a three-second gap at the head of the field.

But when Ferrari brought Leclerc into the pits at the end of lap 39, the team decided to fit hard…