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Tensions ran high at Ferrari following a frustrating Miami Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton’s radio outbursts drawing criticism despite the team’s attempts to downplay the internal discord.
Lewis Hamilton’s frustration over Ferrari’s team orders in the Miami Grand Prix may have been smoothed over post-race, but F1 pundit Martin Brundle warns that some of the Briton’s radio outbursts “can’t be unsaid.”
The Miami weekend proved difficult for Ferrari, with Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc finishing seventh and eighth after a mid-race strategy clash and a controversial swap of positions. Running differing tyre strategies—Hamilton on hard-to-medium and Leclerc on medium-to-hard—the two found themselves in direct contention, with Hamilton requesting to be let past to chase Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli.
Initially told to hold position, Ferrari relented and let Hamilton through. However, when he failed to catch Antonelli, the team instructed him to return the place to Leclerc. The result was no significant gain for Ferrari—and two visibly frustrated drivers.
Hamilton expressed his displeasure over the radio, sarcastically suggesting the team “take a tea break” and questioning whether they wanted him to yield to slower cars as well. While the comments were not explicit or profane, their tone drew criticism from Brundle, who addressed the issue in his *Sky Sports* column.
“Lewis’s ‘take a tea break’ and ‘do you want me to let the Williams past as well’ comments can’t be unsaid,” Brundle wrote. “It’s part of the F1 show, but moments like these leave a mark—even if the team puts on a united front afterward.”
After the race, Hamilton revealed Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur came to speak with him. Hamilton attempted to diffuse the situation, saying,
> “I just put my hand on his shoulder and said, ‘Dude, calm down, don’t be so sensitive.’ I could’ve said way worse. It was sarcasm.”
While Hamilton stood by his radio comments, he emphasized they stemmed from passion, not disrespect.
“I’m not going to apologise for being a fighter,” he said. “I still want to win. Everyone in the team does. I know it didn’t sound great, but it wasn’t even anger it was urgency.”
With Ferrari now trailing championship leaders McLaren by a hefty 152 points, the team faces mounting pressure to regroup and resolve internal tensions. As the paddock heads to Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Ferrari’s handling of strategy—and its star driver’s temperament—will remain under close scrutiny.
