Lewis Hamilton was “aggressive, insulting” and George Russell is becoming “the leader,” says Jacques Villeneuve
Hamilton let loose on his 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes colleagues via the team radio at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 Dutch Grand Prix when their tyre strategy led him to be overtaken, while leading the race, by eventual winner Max Verstappen in a scenario similar to the controversial 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Abu Dhabi 2021 finale.
The seven-time world champion was far more encouraging to his team post-race before apologising for being 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“at breaking point with emotion”.
But ex-F1 driver Villeneuve said in ౠhis about Hamilton’s conduct: “He was aggressive, insulting almost.&nbꦗsp;
“It's g🧔ood that he's apologised, but this doesn't suit a champion.
“After everything tꦰhe team has meant to him, you shouldn't speak to them like that.
“I sဣee a tilt within Mercedes, George Russell is rapidly developing into the leader of the team. He made the decision himself to go for that soft tyre, which Hamilton cou🅠ld have done with all his experience and championships.
“They decided to go for the win in this way and that turned out n𝔉ot to be the right decis﷽ion.
“For𝔉 years, their advantage was so great that they did not have to make very difficult decisions strategically. They won a🧸nyway.
“N༺ow that they are less fast, it is more difficult to make th💃e right call. Then Hamilton also messed up his restart, where he eventually lost his podium.”
Hamilto༺n has not won an F1 race in 2022 - he has previously won a racౠe in each season of his career.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everytꦇhing from American sports, to football, to F1.
