Might 9 (GMM) Ralf Schumacher has slammed seven time world champion Lewis Hamilton’s behaviour throughout and after the latest Miami GP.
As he struggles to adapt to Ferrari after years at Mercedes, Hamilton’s tone and language on the radio final Sunday was notably harsh.
He accused the pitwall of taking “a tea break” whereas deciding whether or not to let him previous Charles Leclerc, and slammed his engineer Riccardo Adami for speaking to him in a braking zone.
And when Hamilton was ordered to maneuver apart to permit his teammate Leclerc to re-pass him, and instructed that the automotive behind was now Carlos Sainz, the 40-year-old mentioned sarcastically: “Would you like me to let him cross too?”
Former F1 driver Schumacher admits he was very unimpressed.
“Boo-hoo Hamilton, that was a bit a lot,” the German, brother of Ferrari’s most successful-ever driver Michael, instructed Sky Deutschland.
“If you wish to go previous (Leclerc), that’s one factor – he was sooner on the time. However then to not give it again with no combat?
“After which afterwards, I wouldn’t act as if I meant it sarcastically. As an alternative, he ought to have simply mentioned sorry. Together with his expertise and his age, that basically shouldn’t have occurred. He may have acted a bit extra cleverly.
“That will have suited him higher,” Schumacher charged.
After all of the pre-season hype and pleasure concerning the new Hamilton-Ferrari partnership, Schumacher thinks the Briton is now dealing with the present state of affairs badly.
“The folks at Ferrari have gotten to know Hamilton internally a bit now,” he mentioned. “And such behaviour naturally strains the connection.
“This may stick, and he has to recognise that himself. His robust phrases on the radio, his calls for, they don’t actually match his efficiency in the meanwhile. I don’t care what number of occasions he’s been world champion.
“He was nearer to Leclerc in Miami, however I believe he ought to nonetheless maintain his
strategy a bit calmer in the meanwhile.”
Leclerc additionally expressed his discomfort with the Hamilton incidents in Miami in addition to the automotive’s basic lack of efficiency, however selected his phrases each on the radio and with the media extra measured.
“Leclerc was very pissed off in Miami too,” Schumacher notes. “I anticipate the strain to be very excessive at Imola – in Italy. Ferrari can also be going there with an replace, and it has to work.
“Crew boss Fred Vasseur is already underneath plenty of strain.”
