Ferrari chairman John Elkann's decision to throw his drivers under the bus on Monday was a microcosm of everything that has haunted the company's storied Formula 1 team during its 17-year title drought.

Elkann's remarkable criticism of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc followed their double DNF at the São Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, the same day Ferrari ended a 53-year wait for a sports car title by winning the World Endurance Championship, the series famous for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It served as a stark contrast: sports car glory as the F1 team hurtles toward its third winless season of the 2020s.

"Brazil was a huge disappointment," Elkann said. "If we look at the Formula 1 championship, we can say that on one hand, we have our mechanics, who actually are winning the champio

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