Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur couldn't hide his frustration after an intra-team battle on the opening lap of the Mexico City Grand Prix proved costly in a race that held such promise.
On the face of it P2 and P4 was a decent result in the context of the highly competitive battle among the top four teams. However, this was a race that the Maranello team should have won – and it was lost after Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc raced each other too hard on the first lap, opening the door for Max Verstappen and Red Bull to take the victory.
The frustration was that the hardest part of the job had already been done. Not only did polesitter Hamilton hang onto top spot on the drag to Turn 1, from his third spot Leclerc was able to jump front row man George Russell and slot into second.
Source: Formula1.com
There was no need for Leclerc to act like that. Why not drop into second and then keep 1-2 until the straight and then race.
Could we seem a falling out of team mates for the rest of the season?