Unbroadcast Radio Tirade Reveals Lewis Hamilton's Frustration with Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton found himself speechless. During an unrecorded radio conversation with his Ferrari racing engineer, Riccardo Adami at the Miami Grand Prix.

The seven-time world champion went through a difficult weekend with the Formula 1 event, finishing eighth. He Overcame His Disappointment By Attending The Met Gala in New York on Monday.

Hamilton was unable to overtake his rivals driving slower cars. , staying behind Haas' Esteban Ocon for several laps and barely maintaining a position ahead of Williams' Carlos Sainz.

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The 40-year-old was tangled in a team orders mix-up with Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc as well. While trailing Leclerc, who was on worn tyres, he spent several laps stuck before being allowed to pass. Yet he couldn't advance further, resulting in their positions being reversed prior to the final flag.

During lap 26, his puzzlement over his slowed speed was apparent in a radio discussion with Adami that wasn't broadcast by Sky Sports. Hamilton queried: "How is this pace? I can't really go any quicker."

Adami sought to uplift him by mentioning he was outrunning Leclerc: "Now it's 32.6, and Charles 32.7."

Still discontented, Hamilton retorted: "My tyres are pretty poor. In general, a little bit of understeer here, but I don't know what to say."

In a later exchange marked by sarcasm, Hamilton quipped to Adami and colleagues to "take a tea break" while Ferrari weighed the option of switching him with Leclerc. Unwilling to retract his sharp comments, he clarified they stemmed from his intense ambition to be vying for top positions.

“I still have that flame burning within me; I can sense it starting to rise,” stated Hamilton. “I won’t apologize for being a competitor. I won’t apologize for still craving victory. I know every member of our team feels the same way.”

I felt the decision was delayed more than necessary. Certainly, during this period, you keep thinking ‘Hurry up!’, yet that’s pretty much all there is to it. I don’t have any issues with either the team or Charles. In my opinion, we should perform better, though our car isn’t quite at the level required. At the end of the day, we’re battling for seventh and eighth place.

Hamilton played down any conflict surrounding his radio communication, sharing that after the race, Ferrari’s team leader Frederic Vasseur stopped by his room. “Fred dropped by my place,” he remembered. “I simply placed my hand on his shoulder and told him, ‘Hey man, relax. You’re being too sensitive.’ There were far stronger remarks I could’ve made over the radio.”

You catch wind of comments others made previously. A lot of it came off as sarcastic. Keep in mind, they operate under immense stress. The most tranquil messages typically don’t emerge when the fighting is intense.