Team Update Combined from 2 sources
Ferrari pit-call delay highlighted after Leclerc stayed out
Reports from the Dutch Grand Prix said Ferrari instructed Charles Leclerc twice on the same lap to pit, but he did not come in immediately. The episode meant Lewis Hamilton was held up longer than Ferrari intended and added to criticism of the team’s slow strategy decisions.
F1 Hub Newsroom
August 24, 2026
During the Dutch Grand Prix, Ferrari told Charles Leclerc twice on the same lap to pit. He did not follow those instructions immediately.
As a result, Leclerc remained on track longer than Ferrari intended and held up Lewis Hamilton in the process.
The incident fed into wider criticism of Ferrari’s strategy calls, with the team’s decision-making described as too slow.