Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have to “concentrate on driving and discuss much less” in accordance with Ferrari president John Elkann, following a double retirement on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Ferrari slipped to fourth within the constructors’ championship – 36 factors adrift of second-placed Mercedes – after failing to attain at Interlagos on Sunday. Leclerc was the harmless celebration in a collision between Oscar Piastri and Kimi Antonelli that eradicated the Monegasque when he was preventing for second place, whereas Hamilton was caught in two incidents – the second incomes him a time penalty – earlier than retiring with an excessive amount of injury.
“Brazil was an enormous disappointment,” Elkann mentioned. “If we take a look at the Components 1 championship, we will say that on one hand we’ve our mechanics, who’re truly are profitable the championship with their efficiency and every little thing they’ve achieved on the pit stops.
“If we take a look at our engineers, there is no doubt that the automotive has improved. If we take a look at the remaining, it is less than par.
“We definitely have drivers, for whom it is vital that they concentrate on driving and discuss much less, as a result of we nonetheless have vital races forward of us and it is not inconceivable to get second place.”
Elkann was talking at an occasion for the 2026 Winter Olympic Video games that can be held throughout Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo early subsequent yr. His look coincided with a weekend the place Ferrari gained the World Endurance Championship titles for each drivers and producers, one thing he used to counsel the F1 workforce is just not working totally cohesively.
“To win each as a constructor and as drivers is a lovely demonstration that when Ferrari is united, when everyone seems to be collectively, you possibly can obtain nice issues,” Elkann added.
Leclerc appeared to pay attention to Elkann’s feedback along with his newest social media publish, as he highlighted the necessity for the workforce to stay united at this stage of the season.
“Disappointing to return again house with practically no factors in any respect for the workforce in what’s a vital second of the season to battle for the second place within the constructors championship,” Leclerc wrote. “It’s uphill from now and it’s clear that solely unity can assist us flip that state of affairs round within the final the races. We’ll give all of it, as all the time.”
