Lewis Hamilton questions Ferrari leadership: 'Nothing really has been done'

Lewis Hamilton has questioned Ferrari's handling of the internal rivalry between himself and team-mate Charles Leclerc at Maranello.

The seven-time world champion made the pointed comments after Sunday's Mexican Grand Prix flashpoint involving his team-mate, suggesting that the situation remains unresolved despite discussions behind the scenes with team principal Fred Vasseur.

Hamilton revealed that Vasseur had spoken to him before Sunday's race, but was left uncertain about what action would follow, delivering a particularly telling assessment of Ferrari's response.

"I don't really know what will be done because up until now nothing really has been done. So, yeah, we'll see," he said.

Hamilton's comments came after he expressed frustration at the way Leclerc had raced him, arguing that the pair could have secured a stronger result for their team had they avoided fighting each other so aggressively.

Their clash on Lap 1 saw Hamilton drop from P1 to P3 while Leclerc picked up a five-second time penalty and Verstappen went on to win the 71-lap race.

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Hamilton bemoans lack of action from Ferrari

In the post-race press conference, Hamilton opened up about the current issues at Ferrari, and what is being done (or not) to resolve them.

He said: "I think Fred's doing his best. I think Fred came and spoke to me before the race, and I think he was nervous. I think he just wanted us... Of course, he wants these two drivers to do well.

"Yeah, I mean, I think from my side, if I'm coming from behind and I'm taking all the risk and it ends up that we lose as a team, then I think I have some answering to do, because it impacts a lot of people.

"But the other way around, I'm in the lead, and it was just unnecessary. I think we could have easily, as I said, had that one-two today, which would have been huge for the team and for everyone back at the factory who's worked so hard to bring us these upgrades.

"I don't really know what will be done because up until now nothing really has been done. So, yeah, we'll see."

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What happens next at Ferrari?

The seven-time world champion says he is unsure about what happens next at Ferrari, and admitted he was frustrated by more valuable points being lost.

"I don't know what needs to happen now, how we discuss things when we go back. I'm not quite sure how I want to engage in that.

"Of course, the frustrations are today. I'm happy because this guy [Kimi Antonelli] just won the championship, so I'm really torn because, on one side, I'm happy, and on the other side, I'm really p***ed.

"We lost valuable points, and we, as a team, worked so hard. We could have easily had a one-two today. Really, we had the pace to do so. We're going into Turn 4 first and second. If we just hold position, I think anything can happen in the race."

Hamilton says team-mate 'working against him

"But when your team-mate works against you and then you lose positions like that, it's definitely tough. So, we'll just talk about it offline, and it's not really worth saying too much more.

"We don't have rules of engagement, and whether or not that will change anything from Charles' side, I don't know. We've just got to figure it out, but something needs to change for sure."

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