Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari driver responds to hypothesis over relationship with engineer Riccardo Adami | F1 Information
Lewis Hamilton has hit again at criticism of his relationship with Ferrari engineer Riccardo Adami after a irritating weekend in Monaco.
Hamilton completed fifth and on the cooldown lap, he thanked the crew for repairing his automotive for qualifying after crashing in closing observe however in a while the lap, he requested: “are you upset with me or one thing?” and there was no response.
It got here after Hamilton was given a three-grid place penalty for impeding Max Verstappen, which was brought on by improper info from his engineer Adami.
On the silence on the radio post-race in Monaco, Hamilton mentioned: “It was actually simply, there have been areas that we simply had radio issues by way of the race.
“I did not get all the data that I needed, and that was it.”
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Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton was despondent after solely ending fifth on the Monaco Grand Prix
After a number of consideration on Hamilton and Adami’s radio exchanges on the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver said the conversations had been “over-egged”.
Hamilton says there are “no issues” between him and Adami, who has beforehand been a race engineer to Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz at Ferrari.
“There’s plenty of hypothesis. I imply most of it is b******t. In the end, now we have an amazing relationship,” he mentioned.
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Pay attention to the radio messages from Lewis Hamilton’s first race with Ferrari all through the Australian Grand Prix
“He is been wonderful to work with. He is an amazing man. We’re working so onerous. We each are and we do not all the time get it proper each weekend.
“We’ve got disagreements, like everybody does in relationships, however we work by way of them. We’re each in it collectively, each need to win a championship collectively and in direction of lifting the crew up.
“So it is simply all noise, and we do not actually pay any consideration to it. It could actually proceed if you would like, however it would not make any distinction to the job that we’re attempting to do.”
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Confusion on the Ferrari crew radio causes Lewis Hamilton to impede Max Verstappen throughout Q1 on the Monaco GP
Hamilton not fully ruling out 2025 title
Hamilton is 98 factors behind championship chief Oscar Piastri after eight rounds, with two-thirds of the season remaining.
He’s but to face on the rostrum as a Ferrari driver however has not dominated out being within the title combat this yr.
“I believe we’re engaged on subsequent yr’s automotive, whether or not or not we’re 100 per cent, I am unable to touch upon,” he mentioned.
“Subsequent yr is the championship that is at present open. This one shall be lots more durable to win however it’s not closed and it will likely be fascinating to see what occurs this weekend.”
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Drivers have their say on how impacted groups may very well be with the brand new flexi-wing clampdown coming to the Spanish Grand Prix
Hamilton is maybe hoping that modifications to the technical laws about flexi-wings, which might change the pecking order, will deliver Ferrari nearer to the entrance.
Mercedes crew principal Toto Wolff thinks Ferrari have probably the most to realize however Hamilton says: “I do not know what offers him that impression however I hope he is proper”.
He added: “We’ve got taken a little bit of a step. I am unable to say simply from one race that we have fastened something, however I am hoping this weekend we will proceed with the progress now we have made within the final two races, significantly the final race with qualifying.
“If we will produce that once more this weekend, it could be nice.”
Sky Sports activities F1’s Spanish GP schedule
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Forward of this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix we have a look again at a number of the most dramatic moments from earlier races on the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Friday Could 30
8.50am: F3 Observe
10am: F2 Observe
12pm: Spanish GP Observe One (session begins at 12.30pm)
1.55pm: F3 Qualifying
2.50pm: F2 Qualifying
3.35pm: Spanish GP Observe Two (session begins at 4pm)
5.15pm: The F1 Present
Saturday Could 31
9am: F3 Dash
11.15am: Spanish GP Observe Three (session begins at 11.30am)
1.10pm: F2 Dash
2.10pm: Spanish GP Qualifying build-up*
3pm: SPANISH GP QUALIFYING*
Sunday June 1
7.25am: F3 Characteristic Race
8.55am: F2 Characteristic Race
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Spanish GP build-up*
2pm: The SPANISH GRAND PRIX*
4pm: Chequered Flag: Spanish GP response
*additionally stay on Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion
F1’s European triple header concludes with the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona this weekend, with stay protection ranging from Friday on Sky Sports activities F1. Stream Sky Sports activities with NOW – no contract, cancel anytime