Lewis Hamilton calls FIA judges a complete joke

Lewis Hamilton erstwhile again openly showed his vexation with the FIA ​​judges. At the Brazilian Grand Prix, helium received a punishment that helium considers wholly unfair. After the incidental successful Mexico, the Briton went 1 measurement further successful Interlagos and called the referees "a implicit joke".

The contention successful Brazil was a existent nightmare for the 38-year-old driver, who had to discontinue earlier the end. It each started with an bid from the Ferrari pit to parkland the car owed to harm to the floor. The archetypal incidental occurred with Alpine operator Franco Colapinto, for which Hamilton was fixed a five-second punishment – making an already disastrous play worse.

Hamilton started from 13th place, but rapidly dropped to 17th position, with airy interaction with Williams operator Carlos Sainz. While trying to onslaught Colapinto connected the start-finish line, determination was interaction - the beforehand helping of his car was damaged, which aboriginal led to a ample nonaccomplishment of downforce and an aboriginal status from the race.

Before helium had to stop, Hamilton besides served a five-second punishment for causing a collision. He angrily said connected the radio:
"These guys are a joke. A implicit joke."

He added that Colapinto "didn't permission capable space" and that helium "hooked him with his wing", but the judges did not stock his opinion.

Subtitle: a pugnacious race

This is the 2nd play successful a enactment that the seven-time champion has openly criticized the FIA. In Mexico, helium said helium felt "betrayed" aft receiving a ten-second punishment for going disconnected way and gaining the pb successful a duel with Max Verstappen.

After retiring successful Brazil, Hamilton told F1.com that helium instantly felt thing was incorrect with the car aft the interaction with Colapinto:

“After the interaction it felt similar the rear suspension had snapped, but they told maine it looked fine. However, the nonaccomplishment of downforce was huge, astir apt 30 oregon 40 points of downforce. In the accelerated sections the car was perpetually sliding. I did my champion to support up with the drivers successful front, but determination was conscionable nary way.”

Hamilton added:

“This is truly a play to forget. It’s a shame due to the fact that I emotion Brazil and besides due to the fact that of everyone successful the squad who gives their each all week. To spell location with nothing, to not decorativeness the contention for the 2nd clip this play – that’s incredibly tough.”

Finally, the Briton expressed regret for his ain mistake successful qualifying:

“I consciousness atrocious for the team. I consciousness atrocious for my portion of the responsibility, due to the fact that qualifying enactment maine successful this position. Tomorrow we get backmost up again and determination on.”