Lewis Hamilton's been left scratching his head after Ferrari's qualifying performance at Monza, and he's not holding back about what went wrong. The seven-time world champion ended up fourth on the grid, behind teammate Charles Leclerc, and he reckons the team's tactical approach during Saturday's session cost them a better result. Hamilton's frustration is pretty clear when you look at how Pierre Gasly managed to snag a shock pole position for Alpine, and the Brit can't help but notice the contrast in how the two teams operated.

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The main issue? Hamilton thinks Ferrari got too fixated on trying to give both him and Leclerc equal treatment when it came to tow runs. At Monza, that tow is absolutely crucial during qualifying, and Hamilton feels the team's obsession with balance cost them dearly. Speaking to media after qualifying, Hamilton said the team was "solely focused on trying to get an equal tow for each driver," and in the end, they just "stumbled." That's not exactly high praise for Ferrari's coordination between teammates, especially when Leclerc had apparently been promised priority heading into the weekend.

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Things got even hairier for Hamilton in Q2, where he barely scraped through to the final session. He finished tenth in that round, just 0.001 seconds clear of Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto. He was genuinely baffled about the sudden pace loss, wondering out loud if it was a tire pressure issue or something else entirely. When asked to dig deeper into what was happening with team coordination, Hamilton basically punted the question back to Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur, saying it wasn't something he should be answering.

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The whole situation highlights ongoing questions about how Ferrari's managing its driver pairing. While Charles Leclerc secured third place on the grid, the team clearly didn't capitalize on having two competitive cars in qualifying. Hamilton's comments suggest there's still work to do when it comes to how Ferrari orchestrates its strategy between drivers, particularly when the details matter as much as they do at a track like Monza where the tow can make or break your lap.

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