The Leclerc-Hamilton duel does not bode well for Glock: “We will soon see them in the gravel”

The Leclerc-Hamilton duel ignites the Ferrari garage. Three clues prove it and so, after the Sprint in China, the GP in Shanghai and the Suzuka race, the wheel-to-wheel battles between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton continue to heat up the atmosphere inside the Scuderia Ferrari garage. And although in Japan the brawl was limited to a couple of high-tension situations – the Monegasque had more and, after overtaking his teammate, easily took off – Leclerc himself confessed on the back podium to colleagues Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri that he had come into contact with Hamilton, and that he feared a puncture. According to former German driver Timo Glock, this will be the natural evolution of the battles on the track between the two Ferrari drivers, in case the wall does not intervene as soon as possible. Timo Glock’s opinion “There must be a very clear line of demarcation – explains Glock to Sky Germany – when the team finds itself at a disadvantage. If the two cars get into each other’s path and waste energy from the battery, and if the risk is that they lose positions as a result of these battles, I think the Ferrari management must intervene. The team must make a clear decision in these types of situations, because I believe that both are really pushing the limits. The rule inside the garage for the moment seems to be that a duel is fine, but contact is unacceptable.” According to Timo Glock, however, the accident risks becoming an inevitable consequence until there is firm intervention by the Ferrari wall. However, according to what was said by his former colleague and commentator for Sky Germany, Ralf Schumacher, it is also possible that in Lewis Hamilton’s contract there is a clause that prevents team orders to benefit Charles Leclerc. “My instinct tells me – concludes Glock – that at a certain point we will see the two end up in the gravel after a collision on the track. Leclerc at the moment is a little more consistent and faster than Hamilton, but Lewis is