SAO PAULO (AP) — Ferrari team boss Fréd Vasseur has told Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to respect each other after their race incident in Mexico last weekend.
Vasseur said on Friday at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix that the near crash between them, which cost Ferrari a 1-2 in Mexico, “is taking huge proportions," but added, “There was no contact between the two cars and it isn't always like that with two teammates.”
The Ferrari principal said he and the drivers spoke on Thursday evening in Sao Paulo after Leclerc arrived following the birth of a daughter in Europe. Vasseur said he will not give details about the conversation.
“It was good to talk and clear my position and their positions,” Vasseur said. “Now we turned the page and we are focused on the next race.”
The opening lap incident at the Mexico City Grand Prix started when Leclerc raced pole-sitter Hamilton wheel to wheel outside Turn 4. Both ran off the track; Hamilton lost a position to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Leclerc cut through the grass and took the lead.
Verstappen ultimately won, Hamilton was second and Leclerc was fourth after receiving a five-second penalty. Third-placed Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes secured the Formula 1 title.
“Certainly it wasn't a good maneuver because when you have a 1-2 you expect to finish in a 1-2, and that did not happen,” Vasseur said. “The message is still the same; they need to respect each other. They are two competitors, with fighting spirit, but they need to have respect for each other.”
On Thursday, Hamilton told journalists he was “still frustrated” with the situation in Mexico.
Hamilton was third in the championship with 259 points and Leclerc was fifth with 245. Ferrari was second in the constructor’s championship, well behind leader Mercedes.
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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur arrives for the first free practice ahead of the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix auto race at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Protesters broke into a construction site for a new Microsoft data center in Amsterdam on Friday, with some climbing a crane and setting off flares while others clashed with police, the latest action in a growing anti-data center movement sweeping Europe.
Nathan Timmer of the protest group Geef Tegengas, a phrase that translates as Push Back, told local broadcaster AT5 that protesters were occupying the site in an effort to stop construction.
Campaigners against data centers in Europe are expected to stage protests and other actions in several countries on Friday and Saturday, demanding a moratorium on large-scale developments to address social and environmental concerns around the energy-hungry behemoths.
“We don’t want it to be built. Nobody needs it,” Timmer said. “The only thing this will be used for is AI slop. AI warfare, data surveillance and committing genocides. We don’t want that,” he added, vowing to continue protesting until construction is halted.
Pro-Palestinian activists also joined the demonstrations in the Dutch capital. By late afternoon police were escorting activists off the construction site, though some still remained, local media reported.
Dutch police said Friday evening that they detained 150-200 people suspected of trespassing during the protest.
Microsoft said it was aware of the Amsterdam demonstration. “We understand that people feel strongly about the project, and we respect their right to express those views peacefully," a spokesperson said. “However, we do not condone any actions that are unlawful or that put people’s safety at risk.”
The demonstrations come days after the U.S. midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats promising to clamp down on data centers, which face resistance around the world due to the massive amounts of computing power and water they use.
Dozens of civil society and grassroots groups have said they will join the “Stop Dirty Data Centres” events on Friday and Saturday in 15 European countries, including Ireland, Poland, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France and the U.K., organizers said.
“There’s a gulf between where elected leaders are at in terms of buying into the hype about AI and where people are at,” said Owen Espley, coordinator of StopDirtyDataCentres.eu.
In Germany, a dozen protesters gathered in front of a data center on the outskirts of Berlin on Friday.
“We want to put a stop to this blind construction of data centers around Germany, regardless of any environmental concerns,” said the protest spokeswoman Caro Weber. “This is really, really dangerous for our future.”
Around 100 people also protested against data centers in front of the Polish parliament on Friday, representing communities around Warsaw where new centers are planned.
In Italy, the fast-growing data center industry faces an equally rapid rise in grassroots opposition, particularly in the northern Lombardy region, the country’s main hub for digital infrastructure.
Activists argue that the boom in facilities serving cloud computing and artificial intelligence is moving faster than public consultation and environmental oversight.
The movement reached a milestone on Oct. 10, when more than 1,000 people and representatives of around 40 local committees gathered in Milan’s Piazza della Scala for what organizers described as Italy’s first national demonstration against data centers.
Protesters called for a moratorium on new projects and demanded a national strategy governing the industry’s growth. The demonstration followed a series of increasingly large mobilizations in towns around Milan.
Europe is projected to attract $5.6 trillion in cumulative data center capital expenditure from 2026 through 2050, accounting for around 18% of global investment, according to PwC’s Global Data Centre Outlook 2026–50.
The U.S. is forecast to attract $15.1 trillion in capital spending on data centers during that period, the report said.
Naishadham reported from Madrid. Associated Press journalists Giada Zampano in Rome, Pietro De Cristofaro in Berlin and Claudia Ciobanu in Warsaw contributed to this report.
A banner reads “Two data centers, 35 metres from our homes! Prime Minister Tusk, help!!!” during a protest against data centers in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Ciobanu)
Protesters hold signs reading "What is the true COST of this investment?”, “Let’s not let the world drown in AI slop!” and “Water consumption: 1 data centre = 3,000 people. And they tell US to save water?!” during a protest against data centers in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Ciobanu)
In this image made from video, protesters climb a crane at a site where a new Microsoft data center is being built, in Amsterdam, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
In this image made from video, protesters cut a temporary construction fence at the site where a new Microsoft data center is being built, in Amsterdam, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
In this image made from video, protesters wearing scarves over their faces climb over a temporary construction fence at the site where a new Microsoft data center is being built, in Amsterdam, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
In this image made from video, protesters wearing scarves over their faces climb through a temporary construction fence at the site where a new Microsoft data center is being built, in Amsterdam, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
In this image made from video, protesters wearing scarves over their faces climb over a temporary construction fence at the site where a new Microsoft data center is being built, in Amsterdam, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo)
