Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton explained what he meant when he accused Mercedes of putting him in a difficult position during the Australian GP.

“This weekend we’ve had so many difficult moments with the car and so to get ourselves fifth and sixth in qualifying, to progress like we have and to have the reliability, and we definitely didn’t expect to have a third, fourth. “I got to see a bit of the battle at the end, racing Perez, and I wish I could have been in it,” said Hamilton. Hamilton was not able to close in enough though and he would take to the radio, bluntly telling his Mercedes team that “you guys put me in a really difficult position.”

Lewis Hamilton hailed George Russell's performance and Mercedes' result as "amazing" at the Australian GP as the world champions salvaged third and fourth ...

But I'm really really hoping we can get in the fight soon. "Will that be the case with this new car? "There are 20 races to go," he said. "We've got to be proud with the job we've done so far, with the lack of performance we have, and we believe we can get there, but it's not going to happen overnight and it's going to be a couple of races to close the gap." He's doing an amazing job. He's done an amazing job today, he had great pace.

Lewis Hamilton has explained what he meant when he told Mercedes they had put him "in a difficult position" while running behind teammate George Russell at ...

From my side, I let the team down in the last race and didn't get the points but to come away with this result, is great. This one was not accompanied by any of the preceding conversations Hamilton had with the Mercedes pit wall. I was up in third and it felt great to be fighting, or to feel like we're fighting for a podium in that moment.

Hamilton is unimpressed by race director Niels Wittich's decision to prioritise a rule which has been around since 2004, but has been largely ignored by ...

But new race director Niels Wittich has decided the rule must now be prioritised and told that to Hamilton and his rivals in a meeting ahead of the Melbourne race, which was won by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. I feel there are personal things and you should be able to be who you are. He explained: “And there is stuff that I can’t move.

In a show of defiance, Lewis Hamilton competed at Sunday's Australian Grand Prix with piercings in both ears and a nose stud, despite F1 chiefs' attempts to ...

These ones on my right ear are welded in so I would have to get it chopped off. 'I literally cannot even take these out. Lewis Hamilton reveals he has NO plans to remove jewellery and says F1 chiefs will have to CHOP OFF his right ear with piercings 'welded in'... as sport's rulers crackdown on drivers racing in jewellery

Hamilton competed at the Australian Grand Prix with piercings in both ears and a nose stud.

These ones on my right ear are welded in so I would have to get it chopped off. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “I literally cannot even take these out.

The seven-time world champion finished fourth at the Australian Grand Prix, with Mercedes' car continuing to lag behind Ferrari and Red Bull.

“I couldn’t race for position because the car was overheating so I had to back off,” he said when asked about the comment. It is about making sure we leave no stone unturned, that the hunger is there and we are maximising every moment. Hamilton now trails Leclerc by 43 points after three races, an enormous deficit to make up and one that cannot be addressed unless Mercedes solve their car’s aerodynamic jarring.

Lewis Hamilton was full of praise for his team after Mercedes bagged something of a surprising P3 and P4 finish in Australia – and explained a late radio ...

“I couldn’t fight for third because the engine was overheating so I had to back off,” he said. “It was a great team result. I was a bit unfortunate with the Safety Car, but I think we did a great job today; considering the pace deficit that we had to the guys up ahead, I think we did a good job.”

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He qualified ninth, slipped back five places off the line, and then lost control on the second lap to find himself beached in the gravel. So he came in to be re-booted before holding off Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu to take the last, single point. I am hoping we can get in the fight, but with every bit of improvement we make so will Red Bull and Ferrari improve. If you want to fight for the title, these things cannot happen.’ ‘There is performance to be gained in all areas and we need it now, not in two or three races. There are 20 races to go and if you think realistically about the way our sport goes in terms of development, the top teams progress at a similar rate. Russell also started well, gaining a place from sixth on the grid. ‘It is about making sure we leave no stone unturned, that the hunger is there and we are maximising every moment. I will be going on the simulator.’ Neither erred, even if Russell only passed his senior team-mate of 13 years in a fortuitously timed safety car deployed for Sebastian Vettel’s latest contribution to Aston Martin’s repair bill. Certainly, ongoing frustration at the Silver Arrows’ blunted performance was a major stimulus. ‘I will be making a lot of calls,’ he said.

Lewis Hamilton hailed George Russell's performance and Mercedes' result as "amazing" at the Australian GP as the world champions salvaged third and fourth ...

But I'm really really hoping we can get in the fight soon. "Will that be the case with this new car? "There are 20 races to go," he said. "We've got to be proud with the job we've done so far, with the lack of performance we have, and we believe we can get there, but it's not going to happen overnight and it's going to be a couple of races to close the gap." He's doing an amazing job. He's done an amazing job today, he had great pace.

The seven-time world champion departs Australia 43 points behind Charles Leclerc following the Ferrari driver's one-sided victory in Melbourne.

Not to finish is pretty frustrating and unacceptable. “It is more important to finish races. Norris took fifth in his improved McLaren ahead of team-mate and home favourite Daniel Ricciardo. The gap is pretty big right now but there is a long way to go.” “It is a strange feeling for me because we have such high expectations. Russell, who started sixth, also beat Norris to the opening bend.

They are still 0.9seconds off the pace of Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari and, despite the 37-year-old Hamilton's lack of speed, team principal Toto Wolff said ...

I am hoping we can get in the fight but it is not going to be easy.” “It is about making sure we leave no stone unturned, that the hunger is there and we are maximising every moment,” he said. “And isn’t it a great challenge for him?

Lewis Hamilton refused to shed his ear piercings and a nose stud after F1's new race director reminded drivers that wearing jewellery during race is ...

“There is stuff that I can’t move. I literally can’t even take these out. Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton responded defiantly on Sunday after Formula One reminded drivers that jewellery cannot be worn during races.