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Spineless Ferrari risks open war amid Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc feud

Ferrari’s season-long internal strife reached a boiling point at the Mexico City Grand Prix, where a collision between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc on the opening lap derailed the team’s chances of a one-two finish. Instead, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen capitalized on the chaos to claim the victory, leaving Ferrari with yet another missed opportunity.

Hamilton, frustrated by what he described as Leclerc’s aggressive and self-serving approach, publicly criticized his teammate’s lack of teamwork, questioning whether Leclerc’s ‘do or die’ mentality was undermining their collective success. The incident is the latest in a series of clashes, including Leclerc’s refusal to yield to Hamilton at Zandvoort and Monza, as well as Hamilton’s defiance of team orders in Singapore after feeling sidelined by Ferrari’s strategy decisions.

The fallout has exposed a deeper issue at Ferrari: a failure to establish clear rules of engagement between its drivers. Team principal Fred Vasseur now faces mounting pressure to intervene before the feud spirals further, as Hamilton’s growing discontent threatens to destabilize the team’s cohesion.

Without decisive action, Ferrari risks losing one of its most dominant drivers—or worse, both—as the tension between ambition and teamwork continues to overshadow their on-track performance.

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