Fred Vasseur admitted it could have been ‘stupid’ to let both of his Ferrari drivers battle it out at the Chinese Grand Prix.Lewis Hamilton overcame his teammate to finish third which was his first podium as a Ferrari driver since he made his high-profile move in 2025.Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to ever win a Formula 1 race in ShanghaiGettyHe finished behind both Mercedes drivers as Kimi Antonelli, who replaced the seven-time world champion at the German team, grabbed his first win in Formula 1.So far, the Silver Arrows have been leading the pack with the Scuderia not far behind and battling it out for third.Charles Leclerc got the better of the Brit in Australia, as well as the Sprint in Shanghai where a mistake from Antonelli meant they were able to finish second and third.Both Ferrari drivers swapped positions with each other multiple times throughout the Grand Prix as they battled wheel-to-wheel.The multiple world champion even confirmed there was a ‘kiss’ between the cars.The team from Maranello was clearly nervous watching from the pit wall, hoping they could finish the race in China without taking each other out.Ferrari team principal Vasseur appreciated the nail-biting driving from the pair but warned them they need to be careful.He said: “Huge respect for both of them, they are professional and I think it makes sense in this situation to let them race. “I know perfectly that that can also look completely stupid half an hour later.“But at the end of the day I think it’s also the best way to build up a team, we need to have this kind of emulation into the team to improve.“As long as it’s done like it was done today, even a couple of times on the radio they told us that they have good fun, but I don’t want to freeze the position.”The Ferrari drivers were fighting in both the Grand Prix race and the Sprint raceGettyHamilton passed his teammate for the final time on Lap 40 as he went on to achieve his first podium in 477 days.He beat the Monegasque driver to the line by three seconds and sits behind him by one point in the drivers championship.However, Hamilton was still a long distance from his old team Mercedes, finishing 20 seconds behind George Russell at the chequered flag.The Silver Arrows driver was involved in the inter-team battle earlier in the race and in Lap 24, he got caught up in the incident with Leclerc delaying his own acceleration after the apex to slow the seven-time champion down.He defended his old teammate in a feisty radio message as he watched from behind.A surprised Russell said: “What’s Leclerc doing?”George Russell and Mercedes entered to 2026 season as the favouritesGettyHe added: “Leclerc just backed up Lewis in the train”Ferrari are currently second in the constructors 31 points behind Mercedes, with the team based in Brackley claiming the first two Grand Prix victories this season.After the race, Hamilton said: “I had so much fun, we had a great start and I wasn’t able to keep these guys [Mercedes] behind.“But to stay in the fight is one of the most enjoyable races that I’ve had in a long, long time, if ever.“The fact that the cars are the way they are this year meant that the battle with Charles at the end was awesome, it was a great wheel-to-wheel battle.“Very fair and just what we want. We’ve got to keep pushing.The Tifosi will be hoping to finally beat the Silver Arrows this year as they head to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix in two weeks time.