Hamilton Demands Clear Rules at Ferrari After the Clash With Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton has put on the table the need to establish clear rules at Ferrari. The British driver, who last weekend in Mexico saw how a possible 1-2 vanished after his on track battle with Charles Leclerc, has admitted that he needs to sit down to talk with his teammate and with the Scuderia boss Fred Vasseur, to define the terms of the internal confrontation before the 2027 season puts the title at stake.

The situation in Mexico was tense: Hamilton started from pole and led the race in the first laps but a hand to hand duel with Leclerc on the first lap left him exposed to Max Verstappen, who snuck ahead and ended up taking the victory. Leclerc received a penalty for going off track but the damage for Ferrari was already done: the Briton finished second and could never recover the lost position.

"We should have easily had a 1-2 and we have to work to make sure that doesn't happen again. Ultimately, I know one hundred percent what my responsibility is to the team and that has never wavered nor will it" Hamilton declared. The seven time world champion acknowledged that the conversations with Leclerc have not yet taken place, since the Monegasque returned to his home for the birth of his first child and Vasseur was also in Europe, at the factory: "I think not everything is going to be resolved in a single meeting but it is important. What we build now will put us in the right position for next year, in a way I am glad to have had that experience. Of course I would have preferred to have won and to have done a 1-2 but you learn from that and we can only make ourselves stronger" he added.

Hamilton also wanted to highlight the team's good moment, despite the incident: "The energy in the team is really great, I think they have been doing an incredible job. We have done a great job in these last races, scoring more points than anyone. I think we have really stepped up particularly in the last four races with some changes we have implemented and our execution has been much better, which is what we have been working towards, I am very happy to see that" he noted.

At 41 years old, Hamilton faces his second season with Ferrari with the ambition of fighting for the title in 2027. The Briton knows that internal harmony and clear rules are fundamental to achieve it, the Mexico experience although painful, can serve as a lesson to prevent it from happening again in the future: "What we build now will put us in the right position for next year, in a way I am glad to have had that experience" he reiterated.

The Brazilian Grand Prix will be the scenario where Hamilton and Leclerc sit down to talk, the Briton wants to make clear from the beginning that his commitment to the team is total and that any on track battle must be managed with intelligence. Ferrari needs unity to face the challenge of snatching the title from Mercedes in 2027; Hamilton and Leclerc are two top level drivers but also two strong personalities who must learn to coexist, the conversations in São Paulo will be key to defining the Scuderia's future.