Hamilton Accuses Leclerc of Wrecking Ferrari Hopes
Hamilton said Ferrari could have finished 1-2 if Leclerc had yielded after the opening-lap clash, and he called the five-second penalty too lenient.
- On Sunday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, Ferrari teammates Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc clashed on the opening lap at Turn 4, costing the team a likely 1-2 finish and allowing Max Verstappen to claim victory.
- Stewards issued a five-second penalty to Leclerc after both drivers left the track at Turn 4, citing excessive speed and mitigating circumstances; Hamilton had received a 10-second penalty for a similar incident last year.
- Demanding 'serious talks' behind closed doors, Hamilton criticized the lack of 'rules of engagement,' stating, 'Ultimately, that lost us the win today,' and blamed the in-fighting for costing the team the race.
- Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur condemned the incident as 'a lack of respect' for the team, stating, 'They are not working for themselves, they are working for a group,' referencing the 2,000 staff members affected.
- The collision marks the latest in a series of heated moments between the pair this season, following tensions at the Italian Grand Prix, with urgent internal discussions planned to resolve the friction before upcoming races.
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The Ferrari exits the GP of Mexico with a second and a fourth place, but above all with an internal tension that risks to explode before the season finale. Lewis Hamilton, starting from the pole, is convinced that he has lost a possible victory because of Charles Leclerc. And Frederic Vasseur did not hide his [...] The article Caos Ferrari, Hamilton accuses Leclerc: "I had the step to win, it cost us the victory." And Vasseur explodes: "The situ…
Ferrari could have won the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton blamed Charles Leclerc, and team principal Fred Vasseur read it to both drivers.
The director of the Formula 1 team Ferrari Frédéric Vasseur found that the incident involving his two drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton at the start of the Mexico Grand Prix on Sunday was "a lack of respect."
Charles Leclerc went all out – but took Lewis Hamilton off the track. It may have cost the team a double victory and ahead of F1 in Brazil, the situation at Ferrari is tense. – The guy is 28 years old, I don't think it's an age thing, the multiple champion states. – It's a mental thing.
A duel between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc may have cost Ferrari the victory at the Mexico Grand Prix. Record world champion Hamilton became clear after the race.
Lewis Hamilton has said Ferrari need some clear-the-air discussions following an attack from his team mate Charles Leclerc that he said cost the team a one-two at Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix. (ANSA)
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