May 5, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur walks into the F1 Village before the F1 Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports

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Fred Vasseur Denies Tension Between Lewis Hamilton and Riccardo Adami!

Why did Lewis Hamilton receive no response over radio on cooldown lap, Fred Vasseur explains

Lewis Hamilton is racing in a nightmare of a season in Formula 1. The seven-time champion finds himself fighting in the middle of the pack. Ironically, Hamilton left Mercedes due to the same issues. But in his new stint, with Ferrari, Hamilton is facing worse performance issues.

Top top it off, Lewis Hamilton has been under fire recently. He had some disagreements with his team over the radio. Almost every weekend, Hamilton can be heard being sarcastic or unhappy over the team radio. Lewis Hamilton’s words are indicating a communication gap between himself and the team.

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The said radio messages were at it’s peak in Imola and Monaco. Ferrari has been suffering with wrong strategy calls for a long time. This time they are at odds with a driver who has had a perfect team for years at his disposal.

Among his many other radio messages, one message in particular has caught the attention of fans. The Monaco GP wasn’t easy for Hamilton. However, it seems that Hamilton and his race engineer are at odds.

Ferrari Team Principal, Fred Vasseur, Clarifies Monaco GP Radio

While Hamilton was busy trying to keep up with the pack during the race, he had a message for Riccardo Adami. Hamilton curiously enquired if his team was upset with him. Adami was silent throughout the lap which led Hamilton to believe something was off. Granted, Lewis Hamilton hasn’t exactly spared Adami for the past few weeks. This situation was soon blown out of proportions with various speculations.

🚨 | Riccardo Adami missed Lewis Hamilton’s message

Adami was already off comms and watching the data stream when Lewis sent his final radio message during the cool-down lap after finishing the Monaco GP.

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As it has happened many times this season, Fred Vasseur was quick to the rescue–

“Because when the driver is asking something between Turn 1 and Turn 3, we have to wait to the tunnel to reply, to avoid to speak with him during the corners. It’s not that we are sleeping, it’s not that we are having a beer on the pit wall, it’s just because we have a section of the track where we agreed before to speak with him. And honestly, it’s not a tension that the guy is asking something. He’s between the walls… he’s under pressure, he’s fighting… he’s at 300kph between the walls and I’m perfectly fine”

Lewis Hamilton was indeed under pressure in Monaco. His teammate was juggling a podium finish. In contrast, Hamilton was trying to keep his cool driving a lonely race in fourth place with the frontrunners far ahead.

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