According to Daily Express - Sport, Timo Glock described that Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur may need to intervene if the drivers' duels disadvantage the team. Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have engaged in numerous wheel-to-wheel duels this season. At the Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc repeatedly raced side-by-side, ending with Hamilton claiming his maiden podium finish for Ferrari.
At the Japanese Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton had another close-quarters tussle, with Leclerc securing the podium and Hamilton finishing sixth. The drivers also made contact during a race this season. According to Daily Express - Sport, Timo Glock described that Leclerc is still a bit more consistently fast than Hamilton, but Hamilton is back at a competitive level.
The line should be drawn very clearly as soon as the team experiences a disadvantage. If the two get in each other's way and lose battery power, and the team ends up losing positions because of that, then the team management has to intervene.
Ferrari really needs to take a clear stand, because this was already on the edge. Within the teams, the rule of thumb is: a duel is fine, but contact is absolutely not the intention. Hamilton is obviously trying to improve his position. Based on my feeling, I think that sooner or later we will see these two back in the gravel pit after a collision.
Leclerc is still just a bit more consistently fast, but Hamilton is clearly back at the level where we all want to see him. He has confidence and fun in racing, even if the Brit wasn't as competitive in Japan as he was in China.
As long as we have the two cars at the end,