Hamilton's pole position at Mexico turned into a second-place finish and a public demand for internal Ferrari talks after Charles Leclerc forced both cars off track on lap one. Leclerc attacked around the outside of Turn 4, cut Turn 5 to keep the lead, and collected a five-second penalty that eventually cost him the win. Hamilton lost momentum, dropped behind Verstappen, and never recovered—finishing eight tenths short.
The seven-time champion didn't hide his frustration. He pointed to last year's 10-second penalty for the same Turn 4 move against Verstappen in 2025. On the radio, Hamilton said stewards were "basically handing Charles this win." By parc fermé he'd cooled but stayed firm: "We have to have some serious talks behind the scenes, for sure."
Ferrari now faces the optics problem every title-contending team dreads—two fast drivers, one messy incident, and intra-team tension spilling into the paddock. How they manage this will define their championship run.
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