Frustrated Lewis Hamilton radio messages expose Ferrari engineer relationship

L♉ewis Hamilton and Riccar꧃do Adami's radio exchanges overheard

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and his new race engineer Riccardo Adami exchanged frustrated radio messages at the F1 Australian Grand Prix.

Hamilton was 10th on his Ferrari debut, two places behind new teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc, on a sub-par opening race of the📖 campaign for Ferrari.

But it was the tone of his radio conversationsꦉ with Adami - a former race engineer for Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz - which caught the eye.

Hamilton said via radio: “Let me know where I am slow. Struggling with🐽 driveability. The car is snappy.”

The reply came: “Turns 11 and 12.”

Adami then later advised an en𒉰gine 🤡setting: “You can use K1 when you are close.”

Hamilton replied: “Leave me to it, please.”

Adami said again: “K1 available.”

Hamilton said: 𓃲“Yes, I know. Leave me to i🍒t, please.”

Hamilton reported a “lost gear sync” before responding sharply to mo🙈re Adaဣmi advice: “Please leave it! Just leave me to it with the DRS. It’s not an issue.”

Adami came back later with: “Try to hold the K1. Just for practice. I know it’s diffi꧅cuꦑlt.”

Hamilton replied: “I’m not⭕ close enough! I’m not close enough. When I’m close, I’ll do it.”

Hamilt🤡on later asked via radio: “I thought you said it wasn’t going to rain much? We just missed a big opportunity there.”

Adami said: “Understood.”

Lewis Hamilton told to 'build bond' with Ferrari engineer

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton

Sky Sports’ Karun Chandhok assessed: “One thing that came from the radio messag🎐es that we played was that he and Adami need more time to understand how much communication Lewis wants, and what type.

“There were a number of times where he would say ‘tell me something’, then they woul🐠d give him information, then he’d say ‘too much, leave it to me’.

“They jus🐓t need to build that bond. Race drivers and their engineers will spend more time together than with their partners throughout the season!

“But they are still at Round 1. They need to find their fee🍒t, and understand. And maybe have a conversation before China.

“I’ll be interes♒ted to hear the radio in China to see if it’s diff🐽erent.

“Have a conversation to say ꦆ‘I need this, this andღ this, I don’t need you to hold my hand’.

“When the adrenaline is pumping, it’s frustratin♛g. But keep per💟spective.

“They are figuring out how to communicate. Adami has probably communicated that way with Carlos Sainz for t♏hree year🦹s. He’s just carrying on what he feels is natural.

“Bu🍃t he’s dealing with a different animal now. Lewis needs a different type of communication.

“I bet if we 🌜had access to the 2013 Mercedes radio𓄧, he and Bono wouldn’t have been flowing as they were years later.”

The ✱wet conditions caused mayhem at the F1 Australian Grand Prix, including for second-place Oscar Piastri who spun and cost himself a podium.

Ferrari’s strategy came𓆏 under scrutiny too - Leclerc and Hamilton were left out in the wet with slick tyres.

“They took a risk,” Chandhok said. “They tho🌳ught Charles would be short, and the drivers could survive on those tyres, and they’d be fine.

“As it transpired, that wasn’t the case.

“Lewis came on the radio and said ‘it’s👍 too dangerous, we have to stop’.

“They underestimated how much water would be on the track. Disappoint🦄ing for them.

“Hamilton hasn’t gone to Ferrari to get one point. He’ll be okay with it, but there is a 🧜lot to learn.”

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