Leclerc before Silverstone had opened up to team orders

Can Ferrari dream of the world championship?

The recent sprint of Ferrari, capable of winning two of the last three races on the calendar – Barcelona with Hamilton and Silverstone with Leclerc –, has brought to the table the topic of a possible world championship comeback for the Prancing Horse. This hypothesis could receive a further boost from the introduction of the second power unit with the ‘vitamins’ of ADUO. However, at Ferrari, they keep a low profile and do not make proclamations because there is the awareness that the Mercedes tank, although limping due to some reliability issues, will be difficult to beat.

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Is there a team orders issue?

After the Silverstone round, the first Ferrari driver in the drivers’ championship – namely Lewis Hamilton – has reduced his gap to the top of the championship to -32, after the zero scored by Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
A definitely reasonable gap, considering Mercedes’ superiority at the start of this season.
Leclerc won in Great Britain, but he is at -71 from the leader and 39 points behind Hamilton.
Some observers, like Rob Smedley, have advised Ferrari and Frederic Vasseur to put all their chances on Hamilton, to maximize every single point available, perhaps hoping for a fierce internal battle between Antonelli and Russell.

Those words from Leclerc before Silverstone

In statements reported by Motorsport Week, on the Thursday at Silverstone Charles Leclerc had effectively opened up to the possibility of helping Lewis Hamilton: “We will see how it goes at the end of the season. Regardless of the situation I might find myself in, obviously the team comes first. But for now I don’t want to think about it. Now I have to think about my performances and I focus on that. Then we will see later what to do.”
Certainly Leclerc’s victory at Silverstone made these words from the Monegasque particularly interesting. Will he still think that way?

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Leclerc denied changes in the Ferrari garage

Leclerc then spoke in depth about Hamilton’s recovery in 2026: “I don’t think there has been any particular change in the garage. Performances can fluctuate: last year it went one way and this year it is going another. As a driver, you have to focus only on your part. Lewis feels more comfortable with the team. The first year you arrive at a new team, you don’t know who to turn to for every issue. Now it’s no longer like that, he knows most of the people and feels comfortable like me. We are improving and making changes in terms of process, but I wouldn’t say we have changed approach.”

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