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Hamilton cites team obligations after Ferrari's costly Mexico opening lap

THE RACE's analysis has prompted an unusually busy discussion about Leclerc's decisions and Vasseur's handling of his drivers.

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Why this story? The video drew 2,225 comments in its first day, 5.4 times a normal first day on this channel (408).

Hamilton’s scathing Leclerc criticism exposes big Ferrari F1 problem

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1:17Both Ferraris go off at Turn 4, allowing Verstappen through and leaving Leclerc with a penalty.
2:38Straw says telemetry shows both drivers braked far too late compared with subsequent laps.
4:31Vasseur's post-race response centres on Ferrari failing to convert its leading positions into victory.
7:11Hamilton invokes the drivers' contractual obligation to work as a team.
9:16Straw and Suttill argue Ferrari must establish strict rules of engagement before Brazil.

Lewis Hamilton's complaint comes with a reminder about the job: "Part of our contract is we have to work as a team, which we could have easily done today."

That post-race remark sits at the heart of THE RACE's analysis of Ferrari's Mexican Grand Prix disappointment. Edd Straw and Josh Suttill examine how an opening-lap contest between Hamilton and Charles Leclerc sent both cars off track at Turn 4, allowed Max Verstappen through and left Leclerc with a penalty.

The video drew more than 2,200 comments in its first day, over five times the channel's usual first-day response. Its views were ordinary for THE RACE; the conversation is what stands out.

Much of that discussion centres on whether Leclerc takes unnecessary risks against his team-mates. Other viewers question why team principal Fred Vasseur has not imposed clearer limits. One suggests Ferrari needs its own fruit-themed version of McLaren's "papaya rules": strawberry rules.

The analysis offers a detail that complicates any simple allocation of blame. Straw says telemetry shows both Ferrari drivers braked far too late compared with subsequent laps. He and Suttill also connect Mexico to earlier friction at Monza and Zandvoort, making their argument about management rather than just one corner.

Vasseur's frustration is blunt: "When you are 1-2 in Turn 4, you don't imagine that you won't win the race." Straw and Suttill's proposed answer is equally direct: Ferrari needs strict rules of engagement before Brazil.

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