​Motorsport photoThe Italian Grand Prix is probably the worst venue for a spat to brew up between team-mates but that is what happened at Monza as Lewis Hamilton finished a distant sixth after Charles Leclerc barged him into the gravel on the opening lap.Leclerc then spun off into the Parabolica barrier at high speed at the end of the second lap, inducing a red flag. The outcome of the weekend was that Hamilton lost more ground to Mercedes team-mates Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in the title race, while Ferrari slipped 122 points behind Mercedes in the constructors’ standings.Antonelli is now 66 points ahead of Russell and 76 clear of Hamilton, while Leclerc lies fifth, 112 points adrift of Antonelli.Hamilton has been critical of Ferrari’s execution on several occasions this year, especially when dealing with team orders in scenarios where the drivers are on different strategies. In the Dutch GP, he felt a podium finish was left on the table when the team appeared to dither over how to get Leclerc out of his way at a point where Hamilton was running faster on fresher tyres.Hamilton clearly feels that he should have been prioritised, given he is closer to the Mercedes drivers than Leclerc in the drivers’ championship, but the opportunity has slipped away.Hamilton spoke frankly about his championship prospects after finishing sixth in MonzaHamilton spoke frankly about his championship prospects after finishing sixth in Monza”I think from today, we’ve just lost so much ground to them [Mercedes] on points,” he told media including Motorsport.com at Monza.”It’s far too late for those decisions to come. It’s many, many weeks too late.”All I can do is just try and turn up. I’ll get up tomorrow morning and I’ll give it my best. Ultimately today, I feel massively gutted for the tifosi, who showed up for us today.”The guys back at the factory, who really, really are giving it everything. You know yesterday we didn’t really execute that well. I think the same today.”It’s tough. I’m giving it everything I can, but sometimes it’s just not enough. You need all the other stuff to come together.Ferrari might not have had a car quick enough to challenge for outright victory at Monza, but it made the job of maximising it potential needlessly difficult. Throughout qualifying it struggled to orchestrate its drivers to provide a slipstream for one another – essential at this circuit, given the number of straights – to the point where Hamilton was almost eliminated in Q2.In his first Q3 run, Hamilton was sent out of the pits late, so he struggled to pick up a slipstream from the cars ahead. He did obtain a tow from Leclerc on his second run and lined up just behind his team-mate on the grid as they were promoted to third and fourth by Oscar Piastri’s impeding penalty.Hamilton appeared to get his nose ahead on the inside line into Turn 1, then was still ahead at Turn 2 only for Leclerc to push him wide, onto the gravel. Leclerc held on to third while Hamilton d