Ferrari has to solve another major problem alongside SF-25 performance issues

Besides the ongoing competitiveness issues plaguing the SF-25, Ferrari frequently finds itself dealing with another challenging problem.

We're talking about the strained relationship between the two drivers, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, and their respective race engineers, Bryan Bozzi and Riccardo Adami—the latter having taken over from Peter Bonnington at Mercedes.

During the race weekend in Montreal, tensions flared between Charles Leclerc and his race engineer. Leclerc advocated for an alternative strategy, but Ferrari called him in against his wishes. The debate over whether to follow 'Plan B or 'Plan C' was tense, and according to Former F1 driver and analyst Christian Danner, situations like this are becoming increasingly common.

In the first ten races of the season, several tensions have surfaced on both sides, with multiple radio communications coming under intense scrutiny and facing harsh criticism.

"If I were the team boss, I would say: listen, I don't want to hear those discussions and snide remarks anymore. Period. An order is an order," Danner said in an interview with Motorsport-Magazin.com.

According to the former F1 driver, it hasn’t always been smooth on Hamilton’s side either.

Several times, the Brit had to explain that there was no tension with his race-engineer Riccardo Adami, after discussions between the two were heard over the radio: "You just make yourself look ridiculous if you keep talking past each other. What happened between Leclerc and his engineer was really absurd.''

The 67-year-old German believes that such discussions should not be carried out over the radio, especially because the most noticeable excerpts are broadcast worldwide: "If you know it's going to be on TV, then you really have to think twice about whether you're going to push that button at all''.

As a former driver, Danner understands the reflex of drivers to express their dissatisfaction, but he also sees their place in the bigger picture."I say this reluctantly, because I still think like a driver. But you can't judge everything from the cockpit. The strategists have the overview — they ultimately have to make the decisions."