05/05/2025 07:25
Lewis Hamilton has addressed his tense Ferrari radio conversations
during the Miami Grand Prix, by downplaying the severity of them
and describing his messages as "sarcastic". The seven-time world
champion started the sixth round of the season from a disappointing
12th on the grid, but elevated into the top 10 after pitting during
a virtual safety car. Following his pit stop, Hamilton had
remarkable pace on the medium compound, helping him quickly catch
team-mate Charles Leclerc for sixth. Hamilton was eager to be
allowed past, although Ferrari initially rejected the idea. It
triggered some heated radio back-and-forths , before he was allowed
to overtake. Remarkably, he then had to return the position in the
final laps at the Miami International Autodrome, yet the Briton has
stressed that his radio discussions were not bad. "Well, firstly, I
really enjoyed the race," Hamilton told Sky F1 . "Honestly, we knew
it was going to be difficult today, starting from 12th, not where
we want to be. We're lacking, clearly, a lot of pace. "We've lost
some performance over the past, some races, and we know where it
is, and we're just waiting for a fix to regain some of it. So for
us to be at the back of the top 10 is definitely not easy for the
whole team. "But, yeah, once I got past the Haas, and I got onto
the medium tyre, I was feeling really optimistic. The car was
coming back alive, and I was really thinking I had potential to
catch the guys. "I was hoping we'd have a safety car, but that
never became. But then obviously I lost a lot of time behind
Charles and in that moment, for sure, I was like, come on, like,
let's make a decision really quick. Let's not waste time. "I feel
people didn't like certain comments, but, I mean, it was just, you
got to understand, especially, people say way worse things than I
say, you know, so it was more sarcastic than anything. I'm not
frustrated now. I just will work internally."
