Martin Brundle's brutal verdict on Ferrari saga leaves Lewis Hamilton with crucial career choice

Martin Brundle has delivered his view on the unfolding crisis at Ferrari, saying Lewis Hamilton may have spotted an opportunity.

The Brit has been waging a war of words against his teammate Charles Leclerc, both during the Mexico City GP and to the press afterwards.

With Hamilton then doubling down on his comments in Brazil, veteran F1 driver and commentator Brundle has given his opinion on the Ferrari man’s apparent motives.

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Martin Brundle delivers his viewpoint on Lewis Hamilton vs Charles Leclerc

Tensions at Ferrari have now hit boiling point after Hamilton and Leclerc’s battle in Mexico.

Leclerc made a risky and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to overtake his teammate on the opening lap of the race, attempting to grab the lead from him.

That scrap led to a chain of events which saw the pair turn what looked like an almost guaranteed 1-2 into second and fourth place behind winner Max Verstappen.

Hamilton was left incandescent following the race, and doesn’t appear to have cooled one week on.

Brundle says he thinks Hamilton isn’t just angry about what happened in the race, but that he’s also using the situation to cement his position at the team.

“I think Lewis has realised there's a really good platform to carve himself out more of a number one spot there, more clout in that in that situation,” said Brundle.

“He's not going to let that go. And that comment, when he got out of the car during the red flag of, ‘We've got big problems.’ That wasn't to anybody around in Mexico. That was to some people in Italy.”

The former Benetton, Tyrrell and Ligier F1 driver says that Hamilton knows how to pull political levers in Grand Prix racing, emphasising that the Ferrari man now has little to lose.

“He's at the stage of his career and his life where you know he's going to be unfiltered, and he was pretty unhappy with what happened.

“It wasn't the smartest move in Charles's career and life. Trying to go around the outside of Turn 4 there, that was a 75-25% against move against your teammate.

“Lewis has realised: here's a chance to actually make a bit of ground on this, because that was a bit silly.”

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The broadcaster also highlighted the difficult position all F1 drivers find themselves in.

“I was thinking about this in the week. When I first was in F1, we had 40 people in the team. Now there are 2,000 people in the team. You've got the situation where they say you're representing 2,000 people, and it's true.

“But, you're [also in F1] as an individual sports person, you're measured as an individual sports person in a team environment, and now that team's 2,000 people, and it's almost becoming impossible.

“I think we saw the same with Lando and Oscar [at McLaren]. Where do you stand as a driver? I think this is a new challenge of: ‘Where do I really stand here? You can't just keep criticising me for racing for myself just because I'm in a team. It actually doesn't work, does it?”

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Brundle’s comments come in the light of what was also said by team boss Frederic Vasseur, revealing the details of both driver’s contract agreements.

If Hamilton continues to race beyond the end of his his existing contract next, then he’ll want to angle for more regarding his position in the team than he currently has.

“I'll let you in on something," said Vasseur after Mexico.

"We've chosen to have two number one drivers, two drivers capable of winning races, with this approach of serving both drivers equally. It's a choice we make with the drivers.

“They know very well, when they come to us, that's how it is. Lewis knew it. It's clear in the contract. It's a strategic choice.

"Some teams decide to have a number one driver and a number two driver, while others decide to have two number one drivers. Both have advantages and disadvantages. We stand by our philosophy. Everything is based on respect."