FERRARI DRIVERS SET FOR CRUNCH MEETING IN BRAZIL

Ferrari's Mexico disaster is heading for a Brazil reckoning. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton fought wheel-to-wheel on lap one in Mexico City, handing Max Verstappen a win Ferrari thought was theirs. Team boss Fred Vasseur called it a "lack of respect" and will sit both drivers down Friday to hash it out.

Hamilton didn't soften Thursday. He doubled down, pointing to Leclerc's history of racing teammates harder than rivals—citing battles with Vettel and Sainz, noting Leclerc backed off Verstappen at Singapore Turn 1 but wouldn't yield to Hamilton in Mexico. "I wear my heart on my sleeve," Hamilton said. "I'm never going to be silenced."

Leclerc missed media day after the birth of his child, so the face-to-face waits until Friday. Hamilton won't back down but knows alignment matters: "Next year we can be fighting for world championships." First, Ferrari needs its drivers pointing the same direction.