Lewis Hamilton says the Ferrari Formula 1 team needs some "serious talks" behind the scenes after the opening lap incident with Charles Leclerc that he thinks cost his team a Mexican Grand Prix win .
๐ The Core Development
Having started from pole position, Hamilton had kept his lead at the start through the opening sequence of corners, despite an initial challenge from his team-mate who had got up to second. However, he came under a fresh attack on the run to Turn 4.
As Leclerc attempted to go around the outside, the pair managed to outbrake themselves.
๐ Background & Sector Context
Leclerc ended up cutting across the grass and rejoining after Turn 5, having moved into the lead, while Hamilton ran wide at the Turn 4 exit and lost momentum โ allowing Max Verstappen behind him to get past shortly afterwards.
That incident proved decisive as the five-second penalty that Leclerc picked up dropped him behind Verstappen at their first pitstops.
๐ Industry & Real-World Impact
For the remainder of the race, which included a red flag and safety car restart, Hamilton was unable to find a way past Verstappen as he came home second on a day he felt Ferrari had the pace to do better.
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๐ฎ Strategic Outlook & What Lies Ahead
Hamilton repeatedly throughout the race expressed his annoyance about Leclerc only picking up a five-second penalty for what he did.
And after finishing second to Verstappen, he felt the way that the events had cost Ferrari was something that needed to be discussed internally.
