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Hamilton Furious After Ferrari Collision: “There Are No Rules”

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Hamilton and Leclerc collided at the first corner of the Italian Grand Prix, with Hamilton dropping from fourth to 10th before recovering to sixth and Leclerc retiring.
  • Hamilton criticized Ferrari for lacking written rules governing fights between teammates, while Leclerc admitted the pair had gone too far.
  • Kimi Antonelli won from 19th on the grid and leads Hamilton by 76 points, prompting Hamilton to abandon his title challenge.

Lewis Hamilton’s Formula One title hopes are fading after a chaotic Ferrari home race at Monza, where he and teammate Charles Leclerc collided at the first corner.

Hamilton’s aggressive attempt to pass on the inside sent him into the gravel and dropped him from fourth to 10th. He fought back to finish sixth, while Leclerc crashed out on the second lap, Sky Sports reported.

I think it’s about rules for racing your teammate. When I was at Mercedes, we had written rules.

· Lewis HamiltonHamilton criticized Ferrari after colliding with teammate Charles Leclerc at Monza.

After the race, Hamilton sharply criticized Ferrari’s handling of battles between teammates. “I think it’s about rules for racing your teammate. When I was at Mercedes, we had written rules,” he said. “Here there are no rules. We need to address it.”

Here there are no rules. We need to address it.

· Lewis HamiltonHamilton called for Ferrari to establish rules governing battles between teammates.

Leclerc accepted that the pair had crossed a line. “It’s true that we went too far. Lewis at Turn 1, then at Turn 2 I tried to take the tightest line possible, but it wasn’t enough,” he said, according to Sky Sports.

Kimi Antonelli produced a surprise victory from 19th on the grid and now leads the championship by 76 points over Hamilton. Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur rejected introducing team orders in Hamilton’s favor, citing McLaren’s previous season as an example. Hamilton said the decision would come too late. “We are already far beyond that stage. It’s too late now,” he said.

It’s true that we went too far. Lewis at Turn 1, then at Turn 2 I tried to take the tightest line possible, but it wasn’t enough.

· Charles LeclercLeclerc acknowledged that both Ferrari drivers pushed their fight too far.

Hamilton later conceded that the title fight had slipped away. “From now on, we have lost too much ground. I will give my best, but the points gap and the speed Mercedes has make it very, very difficult,” he said, according to The Guardian. George Russell is second in the standings, while Leclerc is fifth, 36 points behind Hamilton. The Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit is next weekend.

From now on, we have lost too much ground. I will give my best, but the points gap and the speed Mercedes has make it very, very difficult.

· Lewis HamiltonHamilton said the championship was no longer realistically within reach.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. 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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