FERRARI’s chairman has told Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to “talk less and focus on driving” after a woeful Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Scuderia duo both failed to finish Sunday’s race in Sao Paulo after two seperate incidents.
Ferrari chairman John Elkann said: “If we look at the season in F1, we can say we have mechanics who are winning the championship with the performances they’re putting in, particularly with everything they are doing in our pit stops.
“If we look at our engineers, the car has undoubtedly improved. If we look at the rest, it’s not up to standard.
“We have drivers who need to focus more and talk less, because we still have important races to come, and finishing second in the constructors isn’t impossible.”
Seven-time world champion Hamilton retired on lap 39 in Brazil after picking up damage early on and then was hit with a five-second time penalty.
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He slammed the stewards as a “complete joke” then labelled his first season with the Italian team as a “nightmare” after the race.
Hamilton added: “I’ve been living it for a while.
“The flip between the dream of driving for this amazing team and then the nightmare of the results that we’ve had. We are just really having to fight through those hardships at the moment.
“This weekend has been disastrous and disappointing for everyone. I am trying to keep my head above water and remain positive.”
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Monegasque driver Leclerc crashed out of the race just seven laps in after Kimi Anontelli collided with him.
Ferrari have now dropped to fourth in the Constructors’ Championship behind Red Bull and Mercedes.
They finished runners-up to McLaren last year by just 14 points but are 394 points behind this year’s constructors’ champions with three rounds remaining.
Hamilton arrived at the Italian team at the start of this year but is yet to finish on the podium and has largely been off the pace compared to Leclerc.
