Overview
- Ferrari chairman John Elkann told Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to talk less and focus on driving, while praising mechanics and engineers for pit-stop execution and car gains.
- Lewis Hamilton responded that he backs himself and the team and will not give up, while Charles Leclerc called for unity in a message aimed at resetting focus for the final races.
- Ferrari left São Paulo with a double DNF and now sits fourth in the constructors’ standings, 36 points behind Mercedes and four behind Red Bull with three rounds remaining.
- Jenson Button publicly rebuked Elkann’s remarks with the comment, “Maybe John should lead by example,” reflecting a broader chorus of pundit criticism.
- Fan polling and Italian media coverage largely side with the drivers, framing Ferrari’s issues as systemic rather than the fault of Hamilton and Leclerc.