Lewis Hamilton’s savage eight-word dig at his own team during Miami Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton was left seething with his Ferrari team as he was stuck behind Charles Leclerc in the Miami Grand Prix, with the Brit’s frustrations towards management picked up on team radio
Lewis Hamilton’s frustrations at Ferrari’s hesitancy during a tense Miami Grand Prix boiled over when he sarcastically suggesting his engineers and pit crew “have a tea break”.
The Formula 1 ace was trailing behind his teammate Charles Leclerc in eighth place in the latter stages of the race but had the advantage of medium tyres to his team-mate’s hards. As the seven-time champ found himself unable to overtake his team partner, with rival Kimi Antonelli ahead, he vented over the radio to engineer Riccardo Adami about losing the life of his tyres.
He was heard saying: “I’m just burning up my tyres behind him,” before adding: “You want me to just sit here the whole race?” Despite repeating his request later, Hamilton was instructed to maintain the strategy for the benefit of DRS (Drag Reduction System) to Leclerc.
His frustration was evident as he responded: “Man, you guys. This is not good teamwork.
“That’s all I’m going to say.” Referencing a past race, Hamilton brought up an occasion at the Chinese Grand Prix when he had moved aside for Leclerc because of differing tactics, reminding them: “In China, I got out of the way when you were on a different strategy,” before dryly adding: “Have a tea break while you’re at it,” reports the Express.
Hamilton was eventually permitted to overtake Leclerc in a bid to chase down Antonelli, but saw his lap times drift. Ferrari then decided to swap their drivers around positionally once more, but Leclerc then struggled to build on his position.
Instead, Hamilton saw Carlos Sainz close in on him during the final lap, the Williams driver making an audacious lunge down the inside while baring wheels with Hamilton on the sector three hair pin. However, Hamilton was able to hold his eight-place finish through fine adjustment.
McLaren were able to dominate the race, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finishing in first and second respectively at the Miami GP, while Mercedes’ George Russell secured a podium of his own – albeit crossing the line 37 seconds behind Norris. Piastri’s victory comes as his third consecutive win of 2025, as he extends his championship lead to 16 points ahead of his team mate.
Speaking about the performance, Piastri said: “It’s incredible the hard work from the team. Two years ago at Miami we were the slowest team.
“I think we were lapped twice. Now to have won the Grand Prix by over 35 seconds to third is an unbelievable result.”
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