Ferrari chairman John Elkann's suggestion that drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc "need to focus on driving and talk less", and that areas of the team were not up to scratch, has ignited debate around Formula 1's most famous and most scrutinised team.

Elkann's comments were made to media in Milan the day after a sobering Sao Paulo Grand Prix for Ferrari saw them slip from second to fourth in the Constructors' Championship, with both of their drivers' Sundays ended early by retirements due to damage sustained in separate incidents.

Speaking to reporters in a media scrum during an event to promote the 2026 Winter Olympics, Elkann praised the job being done by the team's engineers and mechanics this season but said that other areas at the Scuderia were "not up to standard".

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