A furious Lewis Hamilton was left to vent on the team radio after losing out in a scrap with Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc at the start of the Mexico City GP.

A frantic opening to the race saw controversy from the off. Starting from pole, Lewis Hamilton went wheel-to-wheel while under repeated attacks from Charles Leclerc.

The pair went off after scrapping for a few corners, ultimate meaning Leclerc emerged in first and Hamilton fell to third behind Max Verstappen - leaving the Brit furious.

Lewis Hamilton left furious with Ferrari F1 teammate Charles Leclerc.

After initially preserving his lead into Turn 1 in Mexico, Lewis Hamilton then found Charles Leclerc in his slipstream going down into Turn 4.

Taking the outside line next to Hamilton, the Monegasque braked later and ploughed straight on, with his teammate also sliding off, but not as far.

Leclerc escaped across the grass and became the new leader, while Hamilton came back onto the track sooner, but was immediately overtaken by Verstappen.

The Brit immediately took to the radio, emphasising how unhappy he was by saying “Got pushed out by my own teammate.”

The incident was investigated by the stewards, but in the meantime it became clear Hamilton was stuck on his slower old soft tyres behind Leclerc and Verstappen.

Eventually the stewards gave Leclerc a 5sec penalty but, in a race where free air is key to keep your car cool, Hamilton was less than impressed.

“Problem with the five second penalty is he’s got clean air,” he said. “He doesn’t have to manage like the rest of us.”

From here, the Brit only became more angry, feeling he’d lost his chance at fighting for the race due to his teammate’s driving.

“The stewards are basically handing Charles this win,” he said, before revealing: “We agreed, in the drivers’ briefing.”