The fifth position obtained by Lewis Hamilton at the end of Turkish Grand Prix did not satisfy the Mercedes driver himself, annoyed with his team for the strategy implemented in the final stages of the race. The German manufacturer has in fact called the British to the pits to replace the intermediate tires, rejecting the latter’s desire to continue to the checkered flag without ever changing tires.
Immediately after the conclusion of the race, The Hammer sent a dry radio message to his team, hinting at his disappointment at the decision taken: “I told you now leave me alone“. In addition to this, the seven-time world champion further expressed his nervousness to the microphones of Canal +, especially when the correspondent of the French broadcaster communicated to Hamilton the feat of Esteban Ocon, who managed to finish the race without stopping, exactly as the Mercedes driver would have: “If Ocon managed to complete the race without a pit stop, I could too ”. Less than twenty-four hours after the Istanbul test, Hamilton himself wanted to clarify his mood through his profile Instagram, where he published a long post to specify his verbal reactions in the hours following the conclusion of the race:
“Goodmorning everyone – reads the message signed by number 44 – this morning I read some insinuations from the media about what happened yesterday with my pit stop. It is not true that I am angry with my team. As a team we work to implement the best possible strategy, but during a race you have to make decisions quickly, and there are many factors that change constantly. Yesterday we took the risk of staying on track in the hope that it would dry up, but that didn’t happen. I wanted to take a risk trying to go all the way, but it was my intention that it didn’t work. In the end we made the stop, and it was the safest thing we could have done. You live and learn. You win and lose as a team. Don’t expect me to always be kind and calm while I’m racing, we are all very passionate and it can happen to externalize the intensity of the moment, as it happens for all riders. My heart and my spirit are on the track, inside me there is the fire that allowed me to go far and that also allowed me to forget any friction, we have already discussed it and we are ready to look forward to the next race. . Today is another day – he concluded – to lift us up as a team. Still we laughed “.