Hamilton: losing the Mexico win "hurts so much", asks fans to stay with Ferrari
Two days after the clash with Charles Leclerc that cost Ferrari a possible win in Mexico City, Lewis Hamilton has posted a statement. He congratulates Kimi Antonelli, admits he cannot pretend the result does not hurt, and calls for honesty inside the team.
A statement after the radio rant
Lewis Hamilton has used social media to give his own account of a Mexico City weekend that began with his first pole position for Ferrari and ended with second place. According to PlanetF1 and RacingNews365, which both reported the post on 3 November, he said the lost chance of a win "hurts so much" and that he cannot pretend otherwise.
The statement follows a turbulent Sunday. During the red-flag stoppage Hamilton had told the team over radio that Ferrari has big problems and needed serious talks behind the scenes, as PlanetF1 reported.
What he wrote
Hamilton opened with congratulations for Kimi Antonelli, who became the youngest champion in the sport's history in Mexico City. He described the record as one that will stand for a long time and called it a highlight of his year to watch the Mercedes driver's journey, according to the two outlets.
He also thanked the Ferrari mechanics and engineers, saying they had done an incredible job despite a hard weekend. On the first-lap fight with team-mate Charles Leclerc, he wrote that battling is part of racing, but that when it costs the team, "we have to be honest about it and learn from it". He closed by asking fans to stay with the team and said he was "only just getting started" at Ferrari. RacingNews365 notes that he did not apologise or accept personal blame for the incident.
How the race unfolded
The two Ferrari drivers ran wide at the Turn 4 complex on the opening lap. Leclerc came out ahead and later received a five-second penalty for gaining a lasting advantage. Max Verstappen won, Hamilton finished second, 0.799 s behind, and Antonelli completed the podium in third, according to our race data. Leclerc ended fourth.
Team principal Fred Vasseur had already spoken of a lack of respect in the team after the race.
What happens next
Hamilton, now third in the drivers' standings and two points behind Verstappen according to PlanetF1, has one win since joining Ferrari in 2025. The next chance to add to it comes at the São Paulo Grand Prix on 8 November, with the start at 17:00 UTC (18:00 in Vienna).
