Ferrari divided over Hamilton team orders dispute.

      "That would have greatly upset one or two drivers."

      Ferrari's approach towards Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc at Zandvoort is still a topic of debate, with former Ferrari engineer Luigi Mazzola supporting the team's decision, while Timo Glock argues that their execution was simply inadequate. Hamilton issued an apology on Monday for his tone during his radio and television comments following the Dutch Grand Prix, where he expressed frustration about losing time behind Leclerc while Mercedes swiftly moved Kimi Antonelli ahead of George Russell. Mazzola, who was part of Ferrari from 1988 to 2009 and had a significant role during the Michael Schumacher era, stated to Sky Italia that Ferrari was correct in not enforcing a clear hierarchy. "Ferrari did well not to issue team orders, as that would have greatly upset one or two drivers," he remarked. "From my perspective, there was no need for team orders because I don’t actually see Lewis Hamilton in the title race." He added, "As long as he isn’t nearer to the championship leader, establishing a clear hierarchy between the two drivers would be inappropriate." Currently, Hamilton is 59 points behind championship leader Antonelli, which is the same gap as Russell. On the other hand, former F1 driver Glock views the situation differently. "There’s always a catch with Ferrari," he stated to Sky Deutschland. "This time, it was their failure to execute the perfect strategy." Glock believes Ferrari should already be thinking in terms of the championship. "If you want to have an impact on the World Championship, you need to position Hamilton in a way that allows him to lose as few points as possible to Antonelli or, ideally, gain points."