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Hamilton defends his position in Miami: "I'm not going to apologize for being a fighter"
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Determined to play with sarcasm at the most tense moment of the Miami Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has consistently emphasized the slowness of his team's decision-making. Although he has since spoken to the media, notably reiterating that no real tension can be drawn from this difficult event, the Briton nonetheless remains firm in his position.
From his point of view, the demand he shows should not be read as annoyance, but rather as a reaction linked to the intensity of the moment at the wheel of his car. Ferrari. " I could have said much worse things on the radio, he commented for Sky Sports. If you listen to some of the things other people have said in the past… They may have been sarcastic. You have to understand that we're under enormous pressure in cars. You're never going to get the most peaceful messages in the heat of battle."
In the same vein, Hamilton's attitude seems to resonate above all as the prism of an intact ambition at the wheel of the SF-25. "I don't know what you're going to write, or if I've disrespected anyone. Honestly, I don't feel like I have, he added. I said to myself, 'Come on guys, I want to win.' I still have that fire in my belly. I'm not going to apologize for being a fighter. I'm not going to apologize for wanting more.
Hamilton and Vasseur invited to set the record straight
After the race, the Briton revealed that his team principal, Frédéric Vasseur, had quickly come to see him privately to discuss the clash that had taken place with him in a calmer atmosphere. Charles LeclercAll three of them very relaxed in front of the media, the protagonists of this internal battle seemed to need to play fair beforehand.
« Fred came into my room. I put my hand on his shoulder and said, "Dude, calm down. Don't be so sensitive." he then recounted. Once accustomed to bittersweet radio messages like those that were the case this weekend in Miami, Lewis Hamilton seems to have expressed his first sign of discontent with the lack of solutions that the Scuderia has encountered since the beginning of the year. At the heart of this apparently ephemeral conflict, communication will nevertheless have to be reviewed within the Maranello team.
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Little Pimousse
07/05/2025 at 10:24 a.m.
A real fighter goes to the coalface and overtakes on the runway without asking to swap positions on the radio...
vincent moyet
06/05/2025 at 06:16 a.m.
Yes, Hamilton doesn't seem to realize that if he gets on Ferrari's bad side and they break his contract, he'll have nowhere to go and his career will end there. Unless he replaces Alonso and sinks to the back of the grid...
Lucas Paul
06/05/2025 at 06:03 a.m.
Let's hope for Ferrari...that the diva goes elsewhere, or rather nowhere! And take back Bearman, who will do a better job :):):)
Yves-Henri RANDIER
06/05/2025 at 12:57 a.m.
I'm not sure that Vasseur, as a boss, appreciated that his "employee," even if it was Sir Lewis Hamilton, addressed the Ferrari wall with such "so British" humor. That said, the decision to reverse positions was too long in coming; it felt like we were back in time to the Mattia Binotto / Iñaki Rueda era!
vincent moyet
06/05/2025 at 11:23 a.m.
"Dude, calm down, don't be so sensitive"...we can guess that Vasseur was quite annoyed when he came to see him, and given the performances achieved by the diva, keeping a low profile would seem preferable to me. Hamilton thinks he's above Ferrari and is only making things worse, and the atmosphere will quickly become unbearable. I'm starting to doubt that he'll have a second season at Ferrari, and it's going to be a long one...