Ferrari’s dream team is starting to look like a nightmare. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc are clashing on and off the track, and now a former F1 legend is warning the iconic team that they’re losing the very thing that once made them unstoppable.
Ralf Schumacher, whose brother Michael dominated the sport with Ferrari, has sounded the alarm after the latest 𝒹𝓇𝒶𝓂𝒶 at the Italian Grand Prix. The two Ferrari stars lined up third and fourth in Monza, but instead of working together, they went head-to-head from the start. Hamilton tried to make a move into turn one, and the cars made light contact.
Then, as they fought through the chicane, Hamilton was forced onto the gravel and kerb, losing several positions.
Hamilton was not happy about it. He immediately blamed his teammate, saying, “Charles pushed me off!” After the race, he went further, telling reporters, “We’ve got to change things, because this is not helping us to move forward.”
He also pointed a finger at team principal Fred Vasseur, suggesting that decisions need to come from the top.
Schumacher, speaking to Sky Sports Deutschland, said he’s not sure what this means for Vasseur. “Something like this in Italy, the Ferrari boss was also here. That was a kind of embarrassment that no one likes to see,” he explained.
But the bigger issue, according to Schumacher, is a lack of unity. He reflected on the golden era when his brother Michael was the clear leader, and the team operated like a family. “Back then, Michael knew every single team member by their first name – it was a family,” Schumacher said.
“Now, they’re fighting each other, they’re yelling at each other on the radio, and then there’s finger-pointing after the race.”
Leclerc’s race ended early when he crashed out on lap two, which spared Ferrari from any further embarrassment at their home event. But the damage was already done. Now, all eyes are on the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, where Hamilton and Leclerc could find themselves battling again.
Hamilton’s championship hopes are fading fast, and the big question is whether Ferrari will finally decide to back one driver over the other. Will they choose a number one, or let the tension keep building?
