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Ferrari faced a double DNF at the 2025 Brazilian GP as both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton retired from the race after making contact with other drivers. Ferrari boss John Elkann recently came out and made remarks about the Scuderia drivers at an event, which received backlash from the fans.Lewis Hamilton made contact with Franco Colapinto on the start-finish straight, which led to his front wing getting stuck under the car, damaging the floor, losing downforce, and eventually retiring from the race. Charles Leclerc, on the other hand, was taken out by Kimi Antonelli on the restart following the safety car for Gabriel Bortoleto’s crash.On the other hand, both Mercedes drivers finished in the Top 5, and Max Verstappen finished on the podium, scoring big chunks of points for their respective teams. Ferrari is currently in a close battle with Mercedes and Red Bull for the P2 position in the constructors' championship, and the disappointing result in Brazil has put them on the back foot.Ferrari President John Elkann recently featured at an event for Milano Cortina 2026, where he made remarks about Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. He said,“If we look at the Formula 1 championship we can say that on one hand we have our mechanics, who are basically winning the championship with their performance and everything that has been done on the pitstops,” Elkann said.“If we look at our engineers, there’s no doubt that the car has improved. If we look at the rest, it is not up to par. And surely we have drivers for whom it is important that they focus on driving and talk less, because we still have important races ahead of us and getting second place is not impossible,” he addedThe F1 fans took to social media platforms and reacted to the Ferrari President’s comments as Elkann and the Maranello-based team faced backlash.““We need drivers who think more about Ferrari and less about themselves,” and here’s why they haven’t won anything in decades,” said a userdeni @fiagirlyLINK“We need drivers who think more about Ferrari and less about themselves,” and here’s why they haven’t won anything in decades.Another commented, “Elkann is the reason Ferrari will never succeed in F1 🤡”“The entitlement and lack of humility, damn the issues at Ferrari run deeeeeep!” mentioned another userSome mentioned how multiple World champions have driven for Ferrari in the last decade, but none of them were able to win a title with the Italian team.“Alonso vettel leclerc and Hamilton amd he thinks the drivers are the problem 😭😭😭,” commented a useri dont have a name @vvoidlap58LINK@fiagirly Alonso vettel leclerc and Hamilton amd he thinks the drivers are the problem 😭😭😭Another user wrote, “They had Alonso, Vettel and now Lewis and he still thinks the drivers are the problem?”“How about create a good Ferrari & the rest will work itself out. The politics within Ferrari are the issue,” mentioned another userRoberto @6oa7_LINK@fiagirly How about create a good Ferrari & the rest will work itself out. The politics within Ferrari are the issue.Ferrari boss detailed “a difficult day” for the Scuderia drivers at the Brazilian GP Lewis Hamilton failed to make it to Q3 at the 2025 Brazilian GP qualifying and started the race outside the Top 10 before complaining throughout the race about balance following the damage and then retiring from the race. Charles Leclerc also retired after no fault of his own, as Piastri and Antonelli came together in turn 1, and he was the one to come off worse.Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur spoke about the difficult raceday for the two drivers as he said,“It was a difficult day. But we can still look for the positives, such as the race pace we showed during the Sprint Race. The start today was also good, with Charles who unfortunately then became the victim of the accident between Antonelli and Piastri. He was in the right position, had made a perfect start, and would have been running second, but in the end, he paid a very high and harsh price — both for himself and for the team.”Ferrari currently trails Mercedes by 36 points after the race weekend at Interlagos.
