Max Verstappen says Ferrari’s decision to allow Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to race freely played a role in his Mexico City Grand Prix victory. After the race, he pointed to the opening-lap fight between the Mercedes and Ferrari teammates as the key moment that helped him gain an advantage.
In Sao Paulo, Verstappen frames the issue as a team-management question: he says he would never sign “two number-one drivers” together if he were a team principal. Yahoo Sports similarly reports that he links Ferrari’s intra-team battle to how he was able to win, emphasizing the tactical impact of the Hamilton–Leclerc clash. Motorsport.com also highlights comments about how a team should structure leadership and priorities when both drivers are treated as top options.
