Ferrari chairman John Elkann tells Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to ‘discuss much less and concentrate on driving’ after Sao Paulo GP

Ferrari chairman John Elkann says Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to “talk less and focus on driving” after a disappointing Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Hamilton and Leclerc each failed to complete Sunday’s race in Brazil after being caught up in separate incidents because the workforce’s irritating season continued.

Ferrari dropped to fourth within the Constructors’ Championship behind Crimson Bull and Mercedes, having hoped to problem for the title at first of this yr.

They completed runners-up to McLaren final yr by simply 14 factors however are 394 factors behind this yr’s constructors’ champions with three rounds remaining.

Talking at an Italian Olympic Committee forward of subsequent yr’s Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Ferrari chairman Elkann mentioned: “If we have a look at the season in F1, we will say we’ve got mechanics who’re profitable the championship with the performances they’re placing in, notably with all the things they’re doing in our pit stops.

“If we have a look at our engineers, the automotive has undoubtedly improved. If we have a look at the remainder, it is lower than normal.

“We have drivers who need to focus more and talk less, because we still have important races to come, and finishing second in the constructors isn’t impossible.”

Hamilton joined Ferrari at first of this yr however is but to complete on the rostrum and has largely been off the tempo in comparison with Leclerc, notably in Qualifying the place he’s 16-5 down within the head-to-head.

The seven-time world champion has not gelled with the automotive, apart from on the Chinese language Grand Prix in March when he transformed a Dash pole into victory.

Ferrari have been pressured to both run the automotive increased than deliberate on account of fears over extreme plank put on, which noticed each drivers disqualified from the principle race in Shanghai.

Hamilton and Leclerc have additionally been pressured to not push at full tempo on account of this situation, lifting and coasting into corners, so the automotive is at prime velocity for much less time.

“This is a nightmare, I’ve been living it for a while,” Hamilton informed Sky Sports activities F1 when requested in regards to the newest setback in his first Ferrari season.

“The flip between the dream of driving for this amazing team and then the nightmare of results that we’ve had, the ups and downs, it’s challenging.

“However tomorrow I am going to get again up, I am going to hold coaching, I am going to hold working with the workforce. I actually wished to get them good factors this weekend however I am going to come again as sturdy as I can within the subsequent race and try to recuperate it.”

Leclerc: Three-way crash not all penalised Piastri’s fault

The massive drama of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix got here early on when Oscar Piastri dived up the within of Kimi Antonelli and Leclerc within the battle for second, behind eventual race-winner Lando Norris, into Flip One however made contact with the Mercedes driver.

That collision meant Antonelli went spearing into the facet of Leclerc, whose entrance left tyre fell off the automotive and compelled him to tug over on the finish of the following straight.

Leclerc informed Sky Sports activities F1: “Oscar was optimistic but Kimi knew that Oscar was on the inside, I think, and he kind of did the corner like Oscar was never there.

“For me the blame will not be all on Oscar. Sure, it was optimistic, however this might have been averted. I am annoyed. On the finish of the day I am not offended with Oscar or Kimi, these items occur, however I would not go so far as saying it was all Oscar’s fault. I do not assume it’s.”

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