Lewis Hamilton tells Ferrari’s boss Fred Vassur ‘Don’t Be So Sensitive’ After Radio Slow during GP in Miami

Lewis Hamilton revealed that he had told Ferrari Boss Fred Vassur that he was not “so sensitive” after radio dispute between the driver and the team during Miami Grand Prix.

Hamilton became frustrated during Sunday’s race when he closed Charles Leclerc teammate with a top pace, but was not immediately released to try to persecute Mercedes Kimi Antonelli in sixth place.

The sevenfold world champion sent a series of broadcasts that expressed his sorrow as the wall of the pits hesitated, refused, and then finally approved his request, which Hamilton felt too much of his tires drawn from his tires.

Hamilton said Sky Sports F1: “I lost a lot of time behind Charles and in that moment, I was sure, like,” Come on, let’s make a decision quickly, we’re not wasteing time. ”

“I’m sure people didn’t like certain comments, but you have to understand, it’s frustrating.”

Since the pair of Ferrari started with different tire compounds, Hamilton, which progressed from 12. On the net, he found himself on a faster medium compared to Leclerc’s hard accompanying only circle of pit stops.

After both of them went through Carlos Sainz in the same corner to move to seventh and eighth, Hamilton immediately asked for a team of Pim to transfer cars to the Team Radio.

He was told to wait, before Ferrari told him that he would stick to the current situation and ensure that he remained in the DRS range of Leclerca.

Hamilton answered angrily that the call was not “good teamwork” and then headed to Grand Prix China, when he offered to release Leclerc when his teammate went behind him faster.

Ferrari then changed the course and transferred the cars, approximately where the Hamilton was reproduced by a radio message, saying, “Have a break for tea while you’re on it, come on!”

Hamilton, who felt a key life, was pulled out of his tires as he lagged behind Leclerc, he was unable to realize a major in Antonelli’s advantage before being told to release his teammate in the final stage.

After that, Hamilton then asked sarcastically if he wanted a team to “let Sainz” when he was told about his margin on the backward Williams.

In an interview with the written media in Miami, Hamilton was asked if she had the opportunity to talk to the director of Tim Vassur before doing the interview after the race.

He replied, “Fred came to my room. I just put my hand on his shoulder and said,” Man, calm down. Don’t be so sensitive. ”

“I could say worse things on the radio. You heard some things that others said in the past. Some of that was sarcasm.

“You have to understand, we are under great pressure in cars, you will never get the most mild messages in the heat of the battle.”

“I won’t apologize for being a fighter!”

Hamilton endured extremely frustrating the start of his Ferrari career after moving the blockbuster to the Italian team after 12 years with Mercedes.

In addition to the sprinter pillar and victory in the second round of the season in China, the gloomy start of the partnership between the most famous driver and team in sports.

Hamilton’s best part of the Grand Prix was fifth in Bahrein, while Miami actually represented a new low for Ferrari, which was expected to fight for titles this year, because Brit and Leclerc fought poorly in qualifying.

Hamilton explained that his major part of the radio frustration on Sunday caused the general fight of the team and insisted that he would not apologize for being a “fighter”.

“I don’t know what you will write or I was unconstitutional or anything else, I honestly do not feel that I am,” he said.

“I was like,” Come on, guys. I want to win. “I still have that fire in my stomach. I could feel a little really going out, and I won’t apologize for being a fighter, I won’t apologize for what I still want it.

“I know everyone in the team does it. I really believe that when we solve some car problems, we will return to fight with Mercedes, with Red Bulls.

“It just can’t come fast enough. We’ll try something different in the next race, we’ll continue to work on our processes. I look forward to a time when I can fight for the podium, that would be nice.”

Leclerc: No bad feeling for Lewis

Leclerc pleasantly surpassed Hamilton during the previous three rounds, but fought in Miami in a similar way, giving interviews on Friday and Saturday.

Monegasque was more peaceful than two Ferrari drivers due to radio, but joined Hamilton in testing the process of making the team decisions.

Leclerc said Sky Sports F1: “It’s a difficult situation. Unfortunately, I’ll look for a boring answer and I won’t comment too much.

“Obviously, it’s not the way we want to manage the race. We’ll talk about it internally to make better decisions.

“There are no bad feelings for Lewis, absolute not. It’s just like a team that we have to do better and today it was proof.

“I do my best. I give everything I have for us to be a better team, to have a better car, to be better. Here is our focus.”

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