06/05/2025 09:15
Lewis Hamilton has revealed he told Ferrari team principal Frederic
Vasseur to "calm down" after the Miami Grand Prix. Ferrari endured
a difficult race in Miami as Charles Leclerc and Hamilton took the
chequered flag in seventh and eighth, respectively. Hamilton was
notably involved in a team radio spat as Ferrari swapped its
drivers around in a bid to maximise its result. The seven-time
champion played down the significance of the team radio debate,
stating his comments were due to the intensity of the moment. "Fred
came to my room," Hamilton told media including RacingNews365 after
the race. "I just put my hand on his shoulder and was like, 'dude,
calm down. Don't be so sensitive'. "I could have said way worse
things on the radio. You hear some of the things others have said
in the past. "Some of it was sarcasm. You've got to understand
we're under a huge amount of pressure within the car. "You're never
going to get the most peaceful messages coming through in the heat
of the battle. It was fine." Hamilton expressed his frustrations
were aimed at the time it took to make the decisions, rather than
the nature of the calls themselves. "It wasn't even anger," he
said. "It wasn't effing and blinding. "It was just 'make a
decision' You're sitting there on the chair, you've got the stuff
in front you, make the decision quick. "That's how I was. We're in
the panic. We're trying to keep the car on the track."
