The Leclerc-Hamilton duel ignites the Ferrari garage
Three clues make a proof and so, after the Sprint in China, the Shanghai GP and the Suzuka race, the wheel-to-wheel battles between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton continue to heat up the atmosphere inside the Scuderia Ferrari garage. And even if in Japan the scrap was limited to a couple of high-tension situations – the Monegasque had more pace and, after overtaking his teammate, easily pulled away – Leclerc himself confessed in the cooldown room to colleagues Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri that he had made contact with Hamilton, and had feared a puncture. According to former German driver Timo Glock, this will be the natural evolution of the on-track battles between the two Ferrari drivers, should the pit wall not intervene as soon as possible.
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Timo Glock’s opinion
“There must be a very clear line of demarcation – Glock explains to Sky Germany – when the team finds itself in a disadvantageous situation. If the two cars get in each other’s way and waste battery energy, and if the risk is that they lose positions as a result of these battles, I believe Ferrari management must intervene. The team must make a clear decision in these types of situations, because I believe both are really pushing beyond the limits. The rule inside the garage for the moment seems to be that a duel is fine, but contact is unacceptable”.
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According to Timo Glock, however, an accident risks becoming an inevitable consequence until there is a firm intervention from the Ferrari pit wall. However, according to what was said by his former colleague and pundit for Sky Germany, Ralf Schumacher, it is also possible that in Lewis Hamilton’s contract there is a clause that prevents team orders to benefit Charles Leclerc. “My instinct tells me – Glock concludes – that at some point we will see the two end up in the gravel after a collision on track. Leclerc at the moment is a bit more consistent and faster than Hamilton, but Lewis is
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