Ch🍸arles Leclerc has ꧑demanded an explanation from his Ferrari Formula 1 team over its strategy in the Singapore Grand Prix.

Leclerc led from pole and looked to be in controlling proceedings in Singapore before Ferrari decided to pit te🔜ammate Sebastian Vettel, who was running third at the time, first.

Ferrari stopped Leclerc on the following lap but Vettel’s pace advantage on fresh tyres meant he ended up undercutting Leclerc into the lead once the Monegasque driver c♛ame into the pits.

Leclerc was irked by the situation and repeatedlꦦy asked for clarification from Ferrari over team radio throughout the remainder of the race. He ultimately finished second behind Vettel, who claimed his fifth career win at Singapore to bring his victory drought to an end after more than ♈a year.

Speaking after the race, Lecle♋rc said: “I was surprised because I was not aware in the car, but I guess if this decision has been made, it was for good for the team and it had to be the only way for us to do a one-ꦇtwo.

"If this is the case then I completel🐽y understand but obviously from the car it iܫs a bit frustrating.

“I don’t think I coul𒁃d h🤪ave done things much better or differently. The only thing I will probably do is ask a bit more about strategy around me, who is pitting and who is not because I was not aware.

“So I don’t know if I should have pushed more in the first sti🐬nt. We have plenty♚ of data and we will analyse it.

“I was quite ꦍoften on radio, but as soon as Safety Car went away then I focused on my job and tried to dꦗo the best of my race.

“As soon as I thought more about the situation after, you see things a bit differently, even though I still need some explanations to understand fully why this 𒅌decision was taken.

"It’s always frustrating in the car because you 🉐only see your situation and you dℱon’t see everything else.”

Leclerc revealed the specific scenario was not discussed prior to the race but insisted the level of communication within the team♐ is “very goℱod”.

“We didn’t sp🐟eak about that plan aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚt all,” he said. “This will be one of the discussions, to try and understand why we didn’t speak about that situation before.

“But it’s impos♔sible to go throu🌃gh all the possibilities in a race. All of them are unique.

“The level of how much ▨we speak in the team is very good,” he added.

“There😼 will always be situations you don’t speak about otherwise the meetings would be eight hours longer, and I don’t want that, they are alrea▨dy very long!

“I think it𒆙 is very good the way we work but then there will always be situations y𝕴ou don’t agree with.”