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Archive photo · 4 June 2025Lewis Hamilton Demands Serious Ferrari Talks After Leclerc Clash Costs Mexico City Win
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Hamilton demands serious talks at Ferrari after Leclerc clash cost Mexico City win. Leclerc cut a chicane, leading; Verstappen won, Hamilton finished second.
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Ferrari tensions in Mexico
Lewis Hamilton said Ferrari "have to have some serious talks behind closed doors" after fighting with Charles Leclerc cost them victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix.
“We have to have some serious talks behind closed doors.”
Hamilton said over team radio during a red-flag period caused by a crash for Valtteri Bottas' Cadillac: "We've got big problems. Big, big problems."
Leclerc cut a chicane on the first lap to take the lead from Hamilton, and Hamilton then lost second place to Max Verstappen as a consequence of his team-mate's attack.
Verstappen went on to win the race with Hamilton second, and Kimi Antonelli finished third to become the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history.
Hamilton said, "Ultimately, that lost us the win today," as he pointed to a first-lap failure to run one-two and control the race.
Pole, penalties, and radio
Lewis Hamilton took pole position for Ferrari at the Mexico City Grand Prix on Saturday, and the pole was a record-extending 105th of his career. Kimi Antonelli started fourth on the grid, and Antonelli needed only a ninth-place finish at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday to become Italy's first champion since 1953. Hamilton finished second behind Verstappen after Leclerc's early flashpoint, and Hamilton complained to Ferrari over team radio about Leclerc not giving back the position.
Hamilton said in the drivers' briefing, "as soon as you go off in Turn 1, you have to give the position back," and he added that last year he got a 10-second penalty for the same move. Hamilton also told his race engineer, "The stewards are gifting this victory to Charles," as Leclerc finished fourth after receiving a five-second penalty for the first-lap incident.
Antonelli crowned, next steps
Kimi Antonelli finished third in the Mexico City Grand Prix, and the race result made him the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history. Hamilton said Ferrari would analyze the outcome "off the track" and see what they could do "behind the scenes" after the clash with Leclerc. Leclerc received a five-second penalty for the first-lap incident, and Motorsport España said he spent 6.3 more seconds in the pit lane and lost the lead.
Hamilton finished second, eight-tenths of a second behind the winner, and he said he never found a way past Verstappen. Hamilton praised Antonelli's achievement and said, "The good thing is that the team is working very hard," while he added that Ferrari "have to have some serious talks behind the scenes" going forward.