Lewis Hamilton has spoken out after his team radio messages during the Miami Grand Prix made headlines.
On Sunday, McLaren star Oscar Piastri made it a hat-trick of victories as he won the Miami Grand Prix ahead of teammate Lando Norris.
Despite starting from fourth, Piastri overtook pole-sitter Max Verstappen on lap 14 and dominated the rest of the race.
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Further down the grid, it was another afternoon to forget for Hamilton as he vented his frustrations on his team radio.
The 40-year-old was furious with his team's strategy as he claimed his tyres were 'burning up' while being stuck behind teammate Charles Leclerc despite seemingly having more pace.
Eventually, Hamilton was able to pass Leclerc but was later asked to swap positions again.
In the end, Leclerc finished in seventh place, with Hamilton just behind him in eighth.
Speaking after the race, Hamilton was asked about his frosty team radio messages towards race engineer Riccardo Adami.
He explained: "I lost a lot of time behind Charles and in that moment, for sure, I was like 'come on, let's make a decision quick, let's not waste time.'
"I'm sure people didn't like certain comments, but you've got to understand, it's frustrating."
Hamilton continued: "Fred (Vasseur, Ferrari team boss) came to my room. I just put my hand on his shoulder and said, 'dude, calm down. Don't be so sensitive.'
"I could have said way worse things on the radio. You hear some of the things other people have said in the past. Some of it was sarcasm.
"You've got to understand, we're under a huge amount of pressure in the cars, you're never going to get the most peaceful messages come through in the heat of the battle."
As a result of his eighth-place finish, Hamilton has now amassed 41 points so far this season, 12 behind Leclerc and 90 adrift of leader Piastri.
F1 will return in two weeks' time with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which will be held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola.
Topics: Lewis Hamilton, Formula 1, Ferrari, Charles Leclerc
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