Lewis Hamilton's frustrated radio at Zandvoort drew a public rebuke from Guenther Steiner, who said the seven-time champion "didn't help himself" by airing grievances over the airwaves. Hamilton fumed when Ferrari wouldn't let him past Leclerc mid-race, then sarcastically asked if he was being used as a "guinea pig" after being left out on dying hard tyres. Steiner, speaking on The Red Flags Podcast, contrasted Ferrari's ad-hoc approach with Mercedes' pre-race clarity on team orders—"the silver people were well organized"—and suggested Hamilton's tone came off as self-serving. "You could say, 'Would it not be better if he lets me pass,' instead of, 'You made me lose time,'" Steiner said. Hamilton posted an Instagram mea culpa hours later, calling his radio "not the best version of me." The apology won't erase the optics: a rattled driver, a team still sorting its internal protocols, and a championship window closing fast.
Read the full story at Motorsport.comLEWIS HAMILTON 'DIDN'T HELP HIMSELF' WITH FERRARI RADIO MESSAGES, SAYS GUENTHER STEINER
Lewis Hamilton's frustrated radio at Zandvoort drew a public rebuke from Guenther Steiner, who said the seven-time champion "didn't help himself" by airing grievances over the airwaves. Hamilton fumed when Ferrari wouldn't let him past Leclerc mid-race, then sarcastically asked if he was being used as a "guinea pig" after being left out on dying hard tyres. Steiner, speaking on The Red Flags Podcast, contrasted Ferrari's ad-hoc approach with Mercedes' pre-race clarity on team orders—"the silver people were well organized"—and suggested Hamilton's tone came off as self-serving. "You could say, 'Would it not be better if he lets me pass,' instead of, 'You made me lose time,'" Steiner said. Hamilton posted an Instagram mea culpa hours later, calling his radio "not the best version of me." The apology won't erase the optics: a rattled driver, a team still sorting its internal protocols, and a championship window closing fast.
