Hamilton calls for written rules of engagement at Ferrari after clash with Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton wants Ferrari to write down how its drivers should race each other after a clash with Charles Leclerc damaged the team’s home Italian Grand Prix.

Leclerc crashed heavily at the end of the second lap after the pair started alongside each other on the second row. Hamilton was forced onto the gravel and dropped from fourth to 10th before recovering to finish sixth. He now trails Mercedes championship leader and race winner Kimi Antonelli by 76 points.

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When I was at Mercedes we had written rules of engagement. Here there are no rules. And I think that’s something that needs to probably change.

Hamilton said Ferrari lacked the clear agreements he had experienced at Mercedes. “When I was at Mercedes we had written rules of engagement,” he told reporters. “Here there are no rules. And I think that’s something that needs to probably change.”

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There’s no ‘we’ in it.

Leclerc said they had raced too hard on the opening lap. Hamilton rejected that explanation, saying he had been ahead into Turn Two and at the apex. “There’s no ‘we’ in it,” he said. He had complained during the race that “Charles pushed me off.”

Hamilton said he felt “massively gutted” for Ferrari’s loyal supporters at a weekend that Formula One reported had drawn a record crowd of 403,666. Nico Rosberg, the 2016 champion and a Sky Sports pundit, backed Hamilton, saying Leclerc had failed to leave room. Ferrari had already won with both drivers in 2026 but remained second overall to Mercedes.

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It’s very straightforward and simple. Lewis was ahead going in, so Charles has to leave room. And he didn’t, so it was 100% Charles’ fault, and that’s it.