John Elkann, Chairman Ferrari Exor Group CEO Lewis Hamilton W Charles LeclercItalian team pilots, “They should focus on driving and talking less.”“After disappointment”Jumping horse“At the San Pablo Grand Prix Formula 1.
“In Formula 1, we have the mechanics who did their job between pole positions and pit stops. The engineers did the same thing with the car, which has clearly improved. The rest were not at the required level.“, Elkan was a jeweler.
“They should focus on driving and talking less,” Elkann added after Leclerc and Hamilton withdrew from the Brazilian race. “There are still some races left and it is not impossible to finish second.”
Ferrari ranks fourth in the Constructors’ Championship with 362 points, four points behind Red Bullwhich completes the podium behind McLaren (756), which previously won the title, and Mercedes (398).
In the SF-25, Hamilton was unable to finish on the podium at this year’s Grand Prix, with Monaco’s Leclerc having done so on seven occasions, in addition to achieving it once. Pole positionWhile they abandoned the same race on three occasions.
Leclerc ranks fifth this season with 214 points, after having to abandon the start in Brazil due to the Italian’s accident. Andrea Kimi Antonelliwhich arose in a coup Oscar Piastri With his McLaren to Mercedes.
Hamilton remained in sixth place with 148 points, after he was called to the pits by Ferrari in the middle of the race, after he had to change the front of his car.
The seven-time champion was very honest about the way he experienced his first season at Ferrari. “It’s a nightmare and I’ve been living it for a long time. Hamilton told Sky Sports: “Going between the dream of driving for this wonderful team and the nightmare of the results we achieved, the ups and downs, is very difficult.”
“It would be wrong to say that there are no positive aspects. If you look at Charles’ performance in qualifying, you can see that the car has a certain pace. But now we just have to overcome these difficulties. I still strongly believe in this team and what we can achieve together.”
But Elkann was particularly critical of Hamilton and Leclerc’s performance, and later reaffirmed his support for French engineer Frederic Vasseur, who was confirmed by Ferrari last July for the upcoming Formula 1 seasons. “In Vasseur we have a team leader who is committed to making Ferrari perform at its best,” he said.
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