Istanbul (PA Media\/dpa) – Lewis Hamilton has defended his furious radio outbursts in Sunday\u2019s Turkish Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Hamilton took aim at his Mercedes team with a series of rants after he dropped from third to fifth following a late pit-stop during the rain-hit race.<\/p>\n
The world champion, who now trails Max Verstappen by six points, vented his disdain at Mercedes\u2019 decision, angrily shouting: \u201cF***, man. Why did we give up the place? We shouldn\u2019t have come in\u2026 I told you.\u201d<\/p>\n
He then demanded his race engineer Peter Bonnington left him alone.<\/p>\n
But in a social media post on Monday, Hamilton said: \u201cDon\u2019t ever expect me to be all polite and calm on the radio when I\u2019m racing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are all very passionate, and in the heat of the moment that passion can come out, as it does for all the drivers.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy heart and spirit are out there on the track. It\u2019s the fire in me that has got me this far.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut any angst is quickly forgotten and we talked it through, and are already looking ahead to the next race.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe took the risk to stay out, hoping it would dry, and it didn\u2019t. I wanted to risk it and try and go to the end, but it was my call to stay out and it didn\u2019t work. In the end we did pit and it was the safest thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hamilton occupied third with eight laps to run, masterfully navigating his way from 11th without changing tyres on a damp track.<\/p>\n
The seven-time world champion first resisted Mercedes\u2019 decision to bring him in on lap 42 of 58 before he was later overruled.<\/p>\n
It appeared a cautious move from the Silver Arrows, given that the five-point swing between finishing third and fifth could prove pivotal in Hamilton\u2019s quest for a record-breaking eighth title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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