Nico Rosberg knows better than most what it feels like to have an intra-team battle with Lewis Hamilton.

Ten years on from Nico Rosberg’s duel with Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, it seems the British driver is now in the midst of another teammate feud with Charles Leclerc at Ferrari.

Hamilton started from pole position in Mexico City but lost out on the victory to Max Verstappen because he was attacked early in the race by Leclerc, who received a five-second penalty for his actions.

Nico Rosberg believes Ferrari dynamic is about to get ‘really bad’

Even Verstappen sided with Hamilton about Leclerc’s penalty and the fact that Ferrari’s battling lost them a victory in Mexico.

When Hamilton pulled up in the pit lane for the red flag, he sent a radio message to Ferrari that there are “big, big problems” after his incident with Leclerc.

On Sky Sports commentary, Nico Rosberg said: “Do you want me to explain and translate? The translation is: I’m very very angry and this is maybe the last chance before I take it into my own hands. And that’s when things will get really bad.”

After the race, Rosberg added: “Once again, as Lewis said before the race, there was no discussion. Like clear racing guidelines between the two. It needs to happen otherwise it will continue like this.

“And it’s going to get really bad when the drivers take it into their own hands and disregard whatever has been discussed and sort it out on track and barge the other guy out of the way.

“That can very quickly happen and it’s already kind of happening. Karun did a super analysis, even on that first wheel-to-wheel they had in turn 2 and 3, Charles was bouncing over the inside into Lewis, he was not holding the line.

“So already that was too much from Charles. He messed up.”

Ferrari have two options to solve Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc drama

Rosberg is right. If left untreated, this Ferrari rot will continue to spread and worsen with more intra-team incidents and arguments.

The harsh reality is that Ferrari have refused to pick a number one driver, and that will naturally spark fierce competition between Hamilton and Leclerc.

So, the first solution, is to pick a lead driver. While it has been suggested that Hamilton should lead Ferrari and be prioritised, it is hard to pick between the two given they are separated by just 14 points in the Drivers’ Championship.

Therefore, the second solution, as pointed out by Rosberg, is to define clear racing guidelines.

McLaren have been mocked in the past for their ‘Papaya Rules’ that must be followed by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, but they did win both the Constructors’ and Drivers’ titles with their ruleset.

If Leclerc and Hamilton are to be treated as equals, then some sort of peace treaty and guideline needs to be drafted.