It’s Time for Lewis to Quit: Ferrari Boss Shows True Colours as Charles Leclerc Is More ‘Loved’ Within Ferrari, While Lewis Hamilton Has Created a ‘Deep…
It’s Time for Lewis to Quit: Ferrari Boss Shows True Colours as Charles Leclerc Is More ‘Loved’ Within Ferrari, While Lewis Hamilton Has Created a ‘Deep Rift’.
There is an intense rivalry building between Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton both on and off the track.
When they are in the cockpit of the Ferrari SF-26, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have come to blows, like in Mexico City where their incident cost the team a potential race victory.
Hamilton insisted that internal Ferrari talks helped to settle the tension, but it seems there is a growing divide between the two drivers off the track as well as on it.
Charles Leclerc is the more ‘loved’ figure within Ferrari
The dynamic in Ferrari’s driver line-up is a fascinating one. On one hand, Leclerc has been the poster boy of a long-term project, now in his seventh year with the Scuderia. Meanwhile, Hamilton joined the team as a seven-time world champion, signing a lucrative contract and becoming a marquee arrival.
While other teams have established a clear lead driver, Ferrari have left the door open to interpretation.
Speaking on Terruzzi Racconta, Italian journalist Giorgio Terruzzi shared information about the drivers’ status within the Ferrari garage.
Terruzzi started by pointing out that both drivers are playing political games outside of their car: “The moment Hamilton makes the statements he makes, dragging them out, getting to Brazil and harping on about it. He’s playing politics. Just like Leclerc is implicitly playing politics by staying silent.
“They are both in a work family with very different conditions. Leclerc is certainly more pampered and loved within Ferrari than Hamilton. Hamilton rubs a lot of people the wrong way by wanting to influence so many things in the team.
“From his perspective, he says, ‘I’m ahead in the standings, I’ve won seven world titles, why else did you hire me?’
“While Leclerc’s argument is: ‘Why did you hire him? To be a driver or a technical director?’ We are talking about a deep rift within Ferrari that has not been addressed.”
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton ‘rift’ could grow in 2027
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has already found himself having to fight fires to keep the harmony between his drivers in 2026.
Hamilton was furious at Leclerc in Mexico, and it was not their first clash of the season, with the duo also coming together in Monza.
In 2027, Ferrari are hoping to take a step forward to become championship challengers, and that will only heighten the tension.
There is a lot at stake for both drivers. Leclerc has been dreaming of winning the championship in red after staying incredibly loyal to Ferrari over the years, while Hamilton is chasing a record-breaking eighth championship.
If Ferrari can compete, both drivers will be fighting tooth and nail to be the priority, and that will only cause their rift to grow.
