Martin Brundle responds to Hamilton vs Leclerc claim with blunt four-word verdict

Martin Brundle has warned that Ferrari fans have not seen the last of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc battling hard on track.

The Sky Sports legend insisted that as much as the pair have insisted that their problems are behind them after a sit-down in the week between Mexico and Brazil, the nature of being a top-level racing driver will always take over.

Hamilton, who appeared furious during and after last weekend's Mexico Grand Prix after the first lap incident, has done more talking about the incident than his team-mate, who headed back to Europe in midweek for the birth of his first child.

Asked during pre-race proceedings in Brazil whether the situation had been solved by the sit-downs and involvement of team principal Fred Vasseur, Brundle said: "Absolutely not, no chance."

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Brundle: Internal battles will 'always be a problem'

The long-time commentator and former racer expanded on that prediction, explaining: "They'll be going hammer and tongs at it. They've got to, that's how they're hard-wired.

"They'll try not to run into each other again, but if you're turning up here as a Formula 1 driver - Charles has been home and seen his baby girl born, and come back here - and you're standing in the [media] pen and being asked those direct questions, you can say 'yeah we've sat down, and it's all fine now'. We've heard that so many times.

"But when the adrenaline is right up there and results are on the line, they don't want to be seen to be second to their team-mates.

"I always say to people, looking out of a crash helmet visor is like looking through a letterbox, the world gets beautifully concentrated, and that's what it looks like when you want to drive your racing car as fast as you can.

"We've got this weird situation where as teams get bigger and bigger, the drivers are told 'look, behave yourself because now there's two thousand people you're letting down', but actually they perform as individuals in a team environment. It'll always be a problem."

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