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F1 fans call on Lewis Hamilton to take major action after latest Ferrari radio message during Austrian GP

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Updated 16:18 29 Jun 2025 GMT+1Published 16:02 29 Jun 2025 GMT+1

F1 fans call on Lewis Hamilton to take major action after latest Ferrari radio message during Austrian GP

Hamilton started and finished fourth at the Austrian GP - but there was a tense radio exchange before his second pit stop.

Ryan Smart

Ryan Smart

F1 fans have told Lewis Hamilton to take major action after Ferrari's latest controversial radio message during the Austrian Grand Prix.

Hamilton started and finished in fourth position in Spielberg, with the seven-time champion relatively untroubled on track barring an early battle with former team-mate George Russell.

His new team-mate Charles Leclerc finished third but lost the opportunity to challenge the McLarens in front after a poor start.

Even with a better start, though, the Ferrari simply did not have the pace to take on the McLaren drivers, with Lando Norris winning ahead of Oscar Piastri.

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Third place, therefore, was the best that Hamilton could have hoped for - and as he extended his first stint, it appeared as if he could do so again in the second stint to potentially challenge at the end.

But seemingly against the seven-time champion's wishes, his race engineer Riccardo Adami ordered him to pit on lap 51 of 70, despite Hamilton's protests.

The Brit had gone off the circuit on lap 50 after oversteer at the turn two hairpin, and radioed in to ask: "Is my pace really bad? Because my tyres are fine?"

Their full exchange from then on is below.

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Adami: "We box now. For fastest race, optimal race."

Hamilton: "My tires are okay, can I extend? How many more laps left?"

Adami: "Box this lap, there's 20 laps."

Hamilton: "I don't want to stop. There's 20 laps left."

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Adami: "Box, box."

Given Hamilton's history of being able to extend his stints to achieve better results, and his experience of doing so in F1, many fans immediately questioned Ferrari's decision to force him to pit.

However, there was no issue between the pair post-race, with Hamilton in a congratulatory mood after equalling his best race result of the season.

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He said: "Great job, guys. What a great weekend and result for us. Really good job, I'm really proud of you. Let's keep pushing. I didn't really have the pace today, we need to figure that out. Thanks anyway."

But fans still think that there needs to be a chance of approach.

One fan wrote: "Ferrari need some new strategy advisors. It's not working."

A second added: "This communication between Ferrari and Hamilton needs to be resolved soon."

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And a third claimed: "At some point Hamilton is going to start telling them that they have no clue what they're doing when it comes to strategy."

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Formula 1, Austria, Fan Reactions

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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