Lewis Hamilton has revealed he told Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur to "calm down" and "don't be so sensitive" following a heated radio exchange during the Miami Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion disclosed the conversation that took place in his room after the race.
"Fred came to my room. I just put my hand on his shoulder and said, 'dude, calm down. Don't be so sensitive,'" Hamilton told the written media.
He defended his radio comments by explaining the pressure drivers face during races.
Lewis Hamilton has revealed he told Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur to "calm down" and "don't be so sensitive" following a heated radio exchange during the Miami Grand Prix
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"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," he added.
Hamilton became frustrated during Sunday's race in Miami when he closed on team-mate Charles Leclerc with superior pace.
The Ferrari driver was not immediately allowed to pass his teammate to chase down Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes for sixth position.
"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,'" Hamilton said.
"I'm sure people didn't like certain comments, but you've got to understand, it's frustrating."
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Lewis Hamilton has downplayed the tense radio exchanges with Ferrari during the Miami Grand Prix, describing his messages as "sarcastic" rather than expressions of frustrationGETTYThe radio exchanges between Hamilton and Ferrari became increasingly tense during the race.
After initially being told to wait when requesting to pass Leclerc, Ferrari then decided they would keep the current order.
Hamilton angrily responded that this was "not good teamwork" and referenced the Chinese Grand Prix when he had let Leclerc through.
The team eventually changed their decision and switched the cars.
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During this period, Hamilton was heard saying: "Have a tea break while you're at it, come on!"
Later, when told to let Leclerc back through and informed of his gap to the car behind, Hamilton sarcastically asked if they wanted him to "let [Carlos] Sainz through as well".
The situation arose due to the Ferrari team-mates starting on different tyre compounds.
Hamilton, who had progressed from 12th on the grid, found himself on the faster medium tyres compared to Leclerc's hard following the only round of pit stops.
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The pair had both passed Sainz in the same corner to move into seventh and eighth positions.
Hamilton immediately requested that the pit wall switch the cars.
Despite eventually being allowed past, Hamilton felt crucial life had been taken out of his tyres while trailing Leclerc.
This prevented him from making major inroads into Antonelli's advantage ahead.
Lewis Hamilton was left unhappy during Sunday's Miami Grand Prix
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Hamilton later reflected that his radio comments could have been much worse.
"I could have said way worse things on the radio. You hear some of the things other people have said in the past," he explained.
The Ferrari driver also admitted that some of his messages contained sarcasm.
Despite the heated exchanges, Hamilton appeared to downplay the significance of the incident after speaking with Vasseur.
