Ferrari chairman John Elkann says the corporate’s Formulation 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc “have to give attention to driving and speak much less”.
Elkann’s feedback come on the again of a Sao Paulo Grand Prix final weekend through which Ferrari suffered a double retirement and Hamilton described his maiden season with the group as a “nightmare”.
Ferrari dropped to fourth within the constructors’ championship because of the race. They’re 36 factors behind Mercedes and 4 adrift of Purple Bull with three grands prix and a dash remaining.
Elkann stated at an Olympics sponsorship occasion in Rome on Monday that the group’s mechanics and engineers had been performing effectively, however “if we take a look at the remainder, it’s not as much as scratch”.
He added: “And we undoubtedly have drivers who have to give attention to driving and speak much less as a result of we nonetheless have essential races forward of us and getting second place is just not inconceivable.
“In Bahrain, we received the World Endurance Championship title. When Ferrari is united, we get outcomes.”
Elkann’s remarks mirror the frustration and disappointment at Ferrari, who got here near turning into constructors’ champions final yr however have didn’t win a grand prix this season.
However they’re stated to be meant to be taken in a constructive approach as a spur to enhance.
McLaren, who beat Ferrari by solely 14 factors final yr, received the title with six races remaining this season.
The constructors’ championship determines the groups’ prize cash and every place gained near the highest is value roughly $10m (£7.6m) over the place beneath.
Hamilton received the dash race in China on the second race of the season however is but to face on a grand prix podium.
Leclerc – who certified third in Sao Paulo on the weekend however was taken out of the race in a crash with Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli after the Italian collided with McLaren‘s Oscar Piastri – has scored seven podiums, with a finest results of second in Monaco and Mexico.
