Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton must “give attention to driving and speak much less” in keeping 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 occasion 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 stated. “If we have a look at the Formulation 1 championship, we will say that on one hand we’ve our mechanics, who’re really are successful the championship with their efficiency and every little thing they’ve completed on the pit stops.
“If we have a look at our engineers, there is no doubt that the automotive has improved. If we have a look at the remaining, it is less than par.
“We actually have drivers, for whom it is necessary that they give attention to driving and speak much less, as a result of we nonetheless have necessary races forward of us and it isn’t unattainable to get second place.”
Elkann was talking at an occasion for the 2026 Winter Olympic Video games that will likely be held throughout Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo early subsequent 12 months. His look coincided with a weekend the place Ferrari received the World Endurance Championship titles for each drivers and producers, one thing he used to counsel the F1 crew shouldn’t be working totally cohesively.
“To win each as a constructor and as drivers is a good looking demonstration that when Ferrari is united, when everyone seems to be collectively, you’ll be able to obtain nice issues,” Elkann added.
Leclerc appeared to pay attention to Elkann’s feedback together with his newest social media put up, as he highlighted the necessity for the crew to stay united at this stage of the season.
“Disappointing to return again residence with practically no factors in any respect for the crew in what’s a essential second of the season to struggle for the second place within the constructors championship,” Leclerc wrote. “It’s uphill from now and it’s clear that solely unity may also help us flip that state of affairs round within the final the races. We’ll give all of it, as all the time.”
