Felipe Massa cautions Charles Leclerc 'to stop publicly lambasting the Ferrari team'

Former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa feels that Charles Leclerc must learn to be patient with the team despite the clear strategy and car reliability errors, as internal struggles won't benefit any of the parties involved.

Leclerc and Ferrari dominated the opening three races of the season, but since then, they have struggled with several issues, which has seen the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez dominating more and more.

The last time out in Hungary, an apparent strategy blunder cost Leclerc a likely win while handing Verstappen the victory instead.

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Leclerc is not happy

In a chat on Sky F1's 'Any Driven Monday' podcast, Massa advised Leclerc to stop publicly lambasting the Ferrari team for his struggles as he was also to blame for driver mistakes made in France and Italy.

"Well, definitely, he's not happy at all," Massa said. "But you need to be patient because if you start a fight now, it will not help the team.

"Charles, we cannot forget, in the last race, he made a mistake that just gave away a very good possibility to win the race and score the right number of points.

"So, you need to be patient. So, even if you're not happy with the decisions, the mistakes that are happening, you need to fight in the right way, professionally.

"Not showing it outside because, if you start to show outside, it is not helping both sides, even if Ferrari made more mistakes this year. A fight outside will not help them."

Relationship with Binotto

Massa, who was part of the Ferrari team from 2006 to 2013 and drove in 139 Grands Prix, said he knows current team boss Mattia Binotto well.

"I know him very well. We worked together for a very