Charles Leclerc issues instruction to Ferrari as the Italian team drops to 4th in the championship

Ferrari's star driver Charles Leclerc has come up with a no-nonsense instruction for his team ahead of the remaining three rounds of the 2025 Formula 1 season. In Round 21, the Brazilian Grand Prix, both Leclerc and his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, had a DNF, and this has meant that the team has slipped to fourth in the Constructors' Championship.

Charles Leclerc started the Brazilian Grand Prix from third place on the grid, but following an unfortunate collision with Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli on lap 6, he had to retire from the race. Lewis Hamilton, on the other hand, also had a tough outing and eventually had to retire as well.

With Ferrari scoring no points in the 71-lap race, Mercedes is now leading the fight for second place in the Constructors' Championship. The Brackley-based team is sitting on 398 points and Max Verstappen's Red Bull is in third, having amassed 366. Ferrari is in fourth position with 362 points.

In line with how the Maranello-based outfit's outing panned out at Interlagos, Charles Leclerc has come up with an instruction to his team, and added:

"[The next] three weekends need to be perfectly executed in order to get second place in the constructors." (Via: RN365).

In the first 21 rounds of the ongoing 2025 Formula 1 season, Charles Leclerc has proved himself as the superior driver at Ferrari. He has so far amassed 214 points with seven podium finishes, whereas Lewis Hamilton has only been able to put on board 148.

Charles Leclerc's take on the collision involving himself, Kimi Antonelli, and Oscar Piastri

While Charles Leclerc has given a strong statement following Ferrari's dismal outing in the Brazilian Grand Prix, he has also talked about his crash, which was initially initiated by McLaren's Oscar Piastri.

Going into Turn 1 three wide, Piastri was on the inside, and he locked up, which led to a collision with Kimi Antonelli, and this in turn led to the young driver hitting Charles Leclerc's SF-25. While Leclerc's race ended, the other two were able to carry on in the race.

Following the end of the 71-lap tussle, the Monegasque driver took the time to dwell on the incident and added:

"I do agree we have a rulebook, and I think the stewards are always trying to do their best to look at the rulebook and to try and understand who is the one to blame. In this case I really think Kimi knew and was aware that Oscar was on the inside. Yes, he was not side-by-side which is the way it’s written in the rulebook, but you cannot really do a corner like nobody is on the inside if someone is on the inside, no matter how far he is." (Via: F1).

Next up on the 2025 Formula 1 race calendar is the much-awaited Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Edited by Rishabh Negi