Lewis Hamilton believes it’s “far too late” for Ferrari to begin growing its teamwork in pursuit of the 2026 title.
Hamilton got here to blows with Charles Leclerc on the opening lap, feeling he was pushed extensive on the exit of Flip 2 by his team-mate.
The seven-time champion ran by way of the gravel and emerged down the order, forcing him right into a restoration drive for the remainder of the race.
Ferrari misplaced additional floor to Mercedes after the Silver Arrows ended the race with most factors, whereas Hamilton crossed the road in sixth place.
With Hamilton being nearer to Mercedes within the standings than Leclerc for a while, some instructed at latest occasions that Ferrari ought to throw its help behind the previous as a way to maximise its likelihood of success this yr.
However with Kimi Antonelli stretching out his lead following one other win, Hamilton asserted it’s too late for such selections.
“We simply misplaced a lot floor on factors [on Sunday],” Hamilton informed media together with RacingNews365.
“It’s far too late for these selections to come back. It’s many, many weeks too late.
“All I can do is flip up. I’ll rise up tomorrow morning and provides my finest.”
Ferrari’s day went from unhealthy to worse as Leclerc’s race ended shortly after his skirmish with Hamilton, when he misplaced management of his automobile and crashed on the remaining nook.
Whereas Hamilton didn’t utterly rule out his probabilities of a title this yr, he conceded the 76-point hole to Antonelli will possible be very tough to beat.
“Finally, I really feel massively gutted for the Tifosi, who confirmed up for us at present,” he mentioned.
“The fellows again on the manufacturing unit, who actually are giving it the whole lot. [On Saturday] we didn’t actually execute that properly, and the identical at present.
“It’s robust as a result of I’m giving it the whole lot I can, however typically it’s not sufficient. You want all the opposite stuff to come back collectively.
“It’s by no means over till it’s over.
“[But] it’s an quantity that, with the tempo that they’ve, it’s a really tough quantity to shut up.”
