Verstappen says Ferrari should not run two number one drivers

Max Verstappen has commented on the situation at Ferrari, where Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc both have claims to being the team's number one driver. Speaking to Viaplay, the Red Bull driver said he would never run two number one drivers if he were a team principal, because the two would not yield to each other.

Verstappen was referring to the first-lap skirmish between Hamilton and Leclerc in Mexico, which opened the door for Hamilton to take victory. He said a clear number one and number two would have avoided the incident, with the team still scoring strong points either way.

Hamilton said he and Leclerc had spoken and squashed the incident after talks with team principal Fred Vasseur in Brazil. Vasseur said Ferrari's guidelines remain unchanged, with both drivers expected to respect each other and the team.