Team boss Mattia Binotto rejected mounting speculation that Ferrari are favoring Charles Leclerc over Sebastian Vettel by giving him a faster car. The pair finished six places apart in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix after which Vettel suggested Leclerc, who finished fourth, had a faster car. Binotto's denial came after Vettel, who's in his swan-song season, said: "It's obvious the other car is much faster. Some idiot might never figure it out, but am I a complete idiot? To add to Vettel's much unwanted attention, he revealed he had sent Lewis Hamilton a pre-race text message, encouraging the six-time champion to claim a record 92nd race win, which he did.

Source: The Standard October 27, 2020 19:07 UTC