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Hamilton calls for written rules at Ferrari after clash with Leclerc

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  • Lewis Hamilton urged Ferrari to establish written racing rules after a clash with teammate Charles Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix.
  • Leclerc crashed out on the second lap after the two Ferrari drivers fought for position, while Hamilton finished sixth and lost ground to Mercedes.
  • Hamilton disputed Leclerc’s account of the incident, and former teammate Nico Rosberg blamed Leclerc.

Lewis Hamilton wants Ferrari to put its racing rules in writing after a costly opening-lap clash with Charles Leclerc at the team’s home Italian Grand Prix.

The pair started from the second row and raced closely on the opening lap. Hamilton said Leclerc forced him off the track, sending him into the gravel and dropping him from fourth to 10th. Leclerc then crashed heavily at the end of the second lap.

We’re just not executing as well as we can. Not as well as the other teams are.

· Lewis HamiltonHamilton assessed Ferrari’s performance after the clash at Monza.

Hamilton recovered to finish sixth, but said Ferrari had lost valuable ground to Mercedes. Race winner Kimi Antonelli leads the championship for Mercedes, with Hamilton now 76 points behind him. Hamilton entered the race third overall, level on points with Mercedes driver George Russell.

Here there are no rules. And I think that’s something that needs to probably change.

· Lewis HamiltonHamilton called for written rules governing Ferrari teammates’ on-track conduct.

“We’re just not executing as well as we can,” Hamilton told reporters. He said Ferrari needed clear “rules of engagement,” similar to the written arrangements he had at Mercedes. “Here there are no rules. And I think that’s something that needs to probably change.”

Hamilton also rejected Leclerc’s description of the incident as a case in which “we went too far.” He said, “I was ahead into Turn Two. By the apex I was ahead, so there’s no ‘we’ in it.” Hamilton had complained during the race that “Charles pushed me off”.

I was ahead into Turn Two. By the apex I was ahead, so there’s no ‘we’ in it.

· Lewis HamiltonHamilton rejected Leclerc’s account of the incident.

Rosberg, the 2016 world champion and now a Sky Sports pundit, backed Hamilton’s view. “Lewis was ahead going in, so Charles has to leave room,” he said. “And he didn’t, so it was 100 per cent Charles’ fault, and that’s it.” Hamilton said he felt “massively gutted” for Ferrari’s loyal supporters after a weekend that drew a reported record crowd of 403,666. Ferrari remains second in the team standings to Mercedes, and both Hamilton and Leclerc have won in 2026.

Lewis was ahead going in, so Charles has to leave room. And he didn’t, so it was 100 per cent Charles’ fault, and that’s it.

· Nico RosbergRosberg backed Hamilton’s view of the clash.
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Originally published by CNA in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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