Lewis Hamilton cut a frustrated figure as he struggled during the Chinese Grand Prix.
On Sunday, the second race of the 2025 Formula 1 season took place at the Shanghai International Circuit.
McLaren star Oscar Piastri started on pole and ended up winning ahead of Lando Norris and George Russell.
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Meanwhile, Hamilton, who qualified fifth, came home sixth after a largely disappointing race.
The 40-year-old had to let teammate Charles Leclerc pass as the Monegasque showed more pace despite losing a part of his front wing.
Eventually, Hamilton tried a two-stop strategy which ultimately did not work.
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However, there was a positive end to the race as he managed to clock the fastest lap of the entire race.
Lewis Hamilton's frustrated team radio during Chinese Grand Prix
During the race, a frustrated Hamilton said on his team radio: "Give me some feedback guys, come on. I need some feedback of where I’m losing."
After his race engineer Riccardo Adami replied: "Exit 13," Hamilton added: "Yea you told me that already."
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Adami then said: "The rest seems good. Keep monitoring."
After the chequered flag, Hamilton was positive with his words as he concluded: "Guys I know that was tough. Not the result that we wanted but let’s keep pushing. There’s improvements we can make, for sure. Let’s not give up."
Adami responded: "Yep. We did the maximum, you did the maximum with the pace we had."
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Speaking after winning the race, a jubilant Piastri said: "It's been an incredible weekend from start to finish. The car's been pretty mega the whole time. I think today was a bit of a surprise with how differently the tyres behaved.
"I'm just so proud of the whole weekend. This is what I feel like I deserved from last week. The team did a mega job with the one-two. I'm very happy."
F1 will now return in two weeks' time with the Japanese Grand Prix, which will be held around the famous Suzuka Circuit on April 6.
Topics: Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1, Ferrari
Marcus Chan