Hamilton seeks Ferrari talks after Mexico clash
Lewis Hamilton said he remains frustrated by Ferrari’s first-lap clash with Charles Leclerc at the Mexican Grand Prix and wants talks with his teammate and team principal Fred Vasseur about preventing a repeat. Hamilton said Ferrari had missed an opportunity to finish first and second, after the two drivers disputed the lead and both went off track. Max Verstappen went on to win. Speaking ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix, Hamilton said discussions had not yet taken place. Vasseur had returned to Italy between races, while Leclerc was with his family after the birth of his first child. Hamilton said a meeting was still necessary, though he did not expect one conversation to resolve every issue. Hamilton said Leclerc raced him more aggressively than other drivers and compared their battles with Leclerc’s previous Ferrari teammates, Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz. He said Leclerc’s approach in their Mexico battle had contributed to Ferrari losing a chance at a one-two. Those are Hamilton’s assessments; the reports contain no response from Leclerc to his criticism. Hamilton also renewed his call for Ferrari to establish written rules for how its drivers race each other. He...