CHARLES LECLERC has pulled out of media duties due to illness ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
The race on the famous Imola circuit is scheduled for Sunday and will be the home debut of .
But the Englishman will not be joined by his team-mate for media duties.
confirmed that the Monegasquedriver will not be heading to the track due to sickness.
The F1 team did insisted that he would be expected in the car for practice ahead of qualifying on Saturday.
A statement read: “Charles is feeling unwell and will not be coming to the track today.
“He will rest and focus on recovering and we expect him to be in the car tomorrow.”;;
Leclerc is currently 5th in the Driver’s Standings with 58 points but he is yet to win a race this season.
He finished on the podium in 3rd in the Saudi Arabian GP back in April.
Hamilton, however, is currently 7th in the driver’s standings with only 41 points and is yet to finish in the top three.
This performance has left Ferrari well off the pace in the constructor’s standings with only 94 points.
They trail , and leaders .
Meanwhile, the Emilia-Romagna GP is at risk of being axed from the F1 calendar.
F1 president Stefano Domenicali has admitted that it is difficult for two races to be based in Italy.
He told RAI radio: “Italy has always been and will be an important part of Formula 1.
“It will be increasingly difficult to have two races in the same country because interest in F1 is growing and it’s a situation we will have to deal with in the coming months.
“It’s hard for this situation with Imola and Monza to continue together on the calendar for long.”;;
